Annonay
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Annonay | |
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Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 4°40′17″E / 45.2408°N 4.6714°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ardèche |
Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
Canton | Annonay-1, Annonay-2 |
Intercommunality | Annonay Rhône Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Simon Plenet[1] |
Area 1 | 21.20 km2 (8.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 16,873 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Annonéens (m) Annonéennes (f)[3] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 07010 /07100 |
Elevation | 270–746 m (886–2,448 ft) (avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Annonay (French pronunciation: [anɔnɛ]; Occitan: Anonai) is a commune and largest city in the north of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the capital which is the smaller town of Privas. Other communes in the Ardèche department are Aubenas, Guilherand-Granges, and Tournon-sur-Rhône.
Geography
The commune consists of the city of Annonay and the hamlets of Vissenty, Chatinais, and Boucieu. With residential development, these four entities have merged into one today. Further away is the hamlet of Toissieu.
Annonay was built over several small hills at the confluence of the rivers
The geology consists mainly of grey or light orange
Name
The origin of the name of the town has numerous hypotheses. One of these suggests that Annonay comes from Annoniacum meaning the domain of an "Annonius", a rich
History
Middle Ages
The first written mention of Annonay dates from 403. A chronicle of archives in Vienne characterized the city as a small town "built by poor unclothed workers lost in the mountains of Haut-Vivarais".
A manuscript which has now disappeared, History of Annonay by P. Bartholomew Popon stated that Evance, Bishop of Vienne, had built on the site of Liberty Square a church dedicated to Saint-Mary or Our Lady in 584.
A charter of 790 ("The statutes of the Church of Vienne"), confirmed in 805, extracted from the cartulary of the Church of Vienne and quoted Annonay as the seat of a rural archpriest.
In the 13th and early 14th centuries, the small town of Annonay was an important step on the road of pilgrimage to the Virgin of
The family de Roussillon dominated the region. One of its members, Guillaume de Roussillon, participated in the Crusades. From 1288 a charter was signed between the city and the Lord of Annonay. This granted some autonomy to the city: in particular the right to levy taxes.
In 1342 or 1347, Annonay suffered the Black Death which raged in Europe. A large part of the population was decimated. From 1365 two consuls were responsible for the city.
During the 15th century, Annonay affirmed itself as a commercial crossroads: exporting its wine, trading between the valley of the
In 1487 the city had fourteen churches or chapels for about two thousand inhabitants. At the center of town was the parish Church of Notre Dame to which was attached a college of
Modern times (16th and 17th centuries)
In 1524 Annonay was attached to the domain of the King of France in the wake of the revolt by the Constable of Bourbon: his property, which included Annonay, was confiscated. The country was then dominated by the Lévis-Ventadour, the Rohan-Soubises etc.
Wars of Religion
During this period Annonay had 3,500 inhabitants. The districts of Cance and Deume were neglected by the wealthy in favor of the Place Vielle (Old Square – now the Place de la Liberté or Liberty Square), Place Grenette, Rue des Forges (formerly Main Street and today Rue Franki Kramer).[6]
Annonay adopted
Annonay, when in the hands of Protestants, was taken for the first time in 1562 by the Catholic troops of Christophe of Saint-Chamond, Lord of Thorrenc and Andance. The city was retaken at the end of 1562 by the Protestants led by Jean de Saint-Romain, his own brother. Saint-Romain and his troops destroyed the Catholic places of worship in Annonay except for the Trachin Chapel which became a Protestant temple. On 10 January 1563 three thousand Catholics commanded by Saint-Chamond dislodged them from Annonay. The city was sacked in five days. The Edict of Amboise (March 1563) restored peace by giving Protestants freedom of worship in bailiwicks such as Annonay. To this misfortune was added another: plague broke out in 1564.
In 1568 the Protestants of Saint-Romain seized Annonay and slaughtered the college of Notre Dame. A few months later, in September, Catholics, under the command of Saint-Chamond, retook the city again. The troops of Saint-Romain reverted to the masters of Annonay on 17 July 1574. The houses of Cance and Bourgville districts were razed and the ramparts ruined, college and various Annonay chapels were completely destroyed except the Trachin Chapel. From 1574 the Protestant Lord Jean de Fay of Virieu was sent by Henry III to negotiate peace between Catholics and Protestants. A compromise was found in the castle of La Condamine: the Protestant lord was responsible for controlling the locations in the region which were disarmed. An edict of pacification was granted in 1577. The city then had a long period of peace but in the short term trade and industry were destroyed. The city, in ruins, had only 300 fires or about 1500 inhabitants. Religious orders were expelled. In 1583, 1584, and 1585, poor harvests caused inflation, food shortages, and famine. Plague wreaked havoc in Upper Vivarais.
With the signing of the Edict of Nantes the city regained prosperity. At the end of the 16th century thirty tanneries were located on the banks of the Deume and Cance, attracted by the quality of their waters and the prosperous farms nearby. The tanneries grew. There were 11 Tanners and 4 Dressers in 1590; there were 20 and 37 respectively in 1704.[7]
17th–18th centuries
Catholicism became the new majority in the capital of Upper Vivarais due to the massive influx of foreign population. Reconstruction of the Church of Notre Dame was undertaken with a constrained budget. Meanwhile, the Trachin Chapel, the only intact religious building, became the parish church. A Protestant church was built in the district of the Place Saint-Ursula. In September 1601 Annonay received a visit by the future Saint Francis de Sales and a little later from the future Saint John Francis Regis. The reconstruction of the city was characterized by the arrival of new religious communities and the creation of educational institutions such as the Convent of Santa Maria. A new hospital, joining the medieval structures of Notre-Dame La Belle and Notre-Dame de l'Aumône was created on 16 March 1686 at the Champ-de-Mars.
In 1685 the
The paper industry was started in Annonay in the 17th century with the
In the maze of streets and small squares of Annonay, there was progress with the commissioning in 1726 of four public fountains fed by captive water sources.
In 1780 industrial production was booming: 25,000 cow hides and 500,000 sheep skins were processed by the tanneries. Paper mills produced 300
In 1781, the term Bailiage was changed to Sénéchaussée.
On 14 December 1782, thanks to
Annonay developed through trade. It benefited from an improved road network (even if it was as a result of the revolt of
French Revolution
The French Revolution started down this organization. The region was characterized by a wave of dechristianization which caused a certain spirit of resistance among the Catholic and Protestant populations. The Terror made victims such as Pierre-François Dulau-Dallemand, the pastor of Saint-Julien-Vocance; Bartholomew Montblanc, Vicar at Givors hidden around Annonay, and the priests of Rouville, Bac-et-Guards, and former Jesuits. To them must be added the three Sisters of Saint-Joseph from the community of Vernosc-lès-Annonay.
The representatives of Annonay, while being very favorable to the new order, adopted a moderate attitude. This moderation was well illustrated by the personality of the lawyer
19th century
During the first half of the 19th century, the need for an industrial workforce for paper-making and leather at Annonay attracted population from the surrounding countryside. The number of inhabitants doubled from 5,550 in 1801 to 11,398 in 1846 (it would reach 18,445 inhabitants in 1866). The physiognomy of the city changed with the rapid development or opening of new shopping streets (Rues Sadi Carnot,
In 1822, the Congregation of St. Basil, a Catholic order of priests was founded in the town.
On 26 February 1848, the city workers violently showed their support for the revolutionary Parisians (during February 1848), including the stoning of houses belonging to notable people. The army maintained order.[14]
With demographic pressure, the size of the existing infrastructure including the sole Catholic church did not allow proper welcoming of new residents to the faith. Two new churches were built: Saint-Francis and Saint-Joseph. Around the city, about a kilometer or two new town houses were built in the image of the Domain of Marc Seguin or Déomas Castle constituting a "sunbelt".
The tannery rode the industrial prosperity of Annonay. High-end gloves were made in Grenoble but the best skins came from Annonay. In 1870 the Annonay tannery processed 8 million skins and employed 50% of the workers in the city. Three thousand of them were working at the time in this industry.
Improving the road network and creating the first lines of railway put an end to Annonay's role as a commercial center for the mountainous hinterland. The latter was now in direct contact with Saint-Étienne. The east-west trade that were advantageous to Annonay were replaced by north-south trade particularly following the valley of the Rhône. From now on Annonay, although the hometown of Marc Seguin, would be connected to the railway network by a branch line.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 blocked exports: the stocks of the Annonay works were blocked for a time in Paris. This crisis began the decline of the tanneries in Annonay compounded by weak industrial investment. More than 2,000 employees were laid off to go and find work in other areas.
Barthélémy Baru Canson married the daughter of Étienne de Montgolfier. New processes of papermaking were established and production became specialized. The paper mill employed 1,500 people around 1875. Such activity requires a lot of water which was supplied by the Ternay reservoir from 1867. Its water was also distributed to residents through standpipes positioned in each district.
While modern community life was started with the creation of the first sports clubs such as Annonéenne, a company gym which still exists; the nascent local press reported on events such as celebrations marking the centenary of the first flight of a balloon. Annonay improved its main entrance by creating a new road connecting the PLM station to the center of town: the Boulevard of the Republic (1883–1888).
The 20th century
In the early 20th century, the city still retained its appearance after the
The
The period between the two wars was marked by the presidential visit of Alexandre Millerand in 1923 on the occasion of the inauguration of the monument in honor of Marc Seguin and by the 150th anniversary of the first flight of the balloon (1933). The appearance of the city remained the same: dirty, dark streets, few new buildings like the "Vanaude" house. The "sunbelt" of castles contrast with the city center of slums and polluting industries. On the economic front mechanical industries grew: machines for the tannery of the Mercier brothers and especially for the manufacturing of buses. The old craft business of Jean-Joseph Besset became Renault then Irisbus, who manufacture its entire range of buses and coaches for France. These entrepreneurs invented the concept of the industrial zone. The descendants of the Montgolfier brothers, B. and E. de Canson invented tracing paper and photographic paper. Weaving experiencing strong growth.
During the
When peace returned, industrial sectors developed in Annonay such as food processing and pharmaceutical production. Other industries declined following the marginalisation of the work of leather and textile after great social conflict. The face of the city changed. From 1949 near the Besset factory a new district was created from scratch on farmland. It contains large housing subdivisions, schools, sports facilities and shops. Catholics built their fourth church in the city. Urbanization moved towards Boulieu-lès-Annonay, Roiffieux, and especially Davézieux with its industrial and commercial area. In the center, renovation of the old town, reconstruction of the banks of the Deume and the hillsides of Cance are scheduled. From a city with black façades, slums, and industrial wastelands, Annonay has become a colorful city made of new or rehabilitated buildings. The Deume has been covered for more than one kilometer and a new axis conveys traffic: the Avenue de l'Europe.
The Annonay people celebrated with great pomp the centenary of the railway line (1970), Marc Seguin (1975 and 1986), and the bicentennial of the first flight of the hot air balloon (1983).
The 21st century
The city bore the brunt of deindustrialisation. Economic jewels disappeared causing job losses (industrial weaving, manufacture and paper production). At the same time new companies emerged bringing hope in the fields of food and cleaning equipment.
Although more discreet in a secular society religious life remains. The Catholic community created the parish of Sainte-Claire by merging the parishes of the city of Annonay, Roiffieux, Vocance, Villevocance, Vanosc, Saint-Julien-Vocance, Monestier, and the hamlet of Toissieu. The Protestant community is shared between the Evangelical Church and the United Protestant Church of France. The Muslim community built the House of the Orient, a building which includes the first mosque in Annonay.
On 8 March 2001, an ETA suspect was arrested at a local roadblock.
Associative and cultural life is rich. The people of Annonay celebrated the centennial of the opening of the new Church of Notre Dame (2012) and the establishment of the Joseph Besset factory (2013).
Heraldry
The motto of Annonay is Cives et semper cives meaning "Citizens and always citizens"
Blazon:
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[15]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1790 | 1791 | Gacou | ||
1791 | 1795 | Gilbert Michel Colonjon | ||
1795 | 1797 | Jean-Marie Desfrançois de Lolme | ||
1798 | 1799 | Chabert | ||
1799 | 1802 | Michel Marie Chapuis | ||
1802 | 1815 | Jean-Marie Desfrançois de Lolme | ||
1815 | 1817 | Mathieu Louis Pierre Duret | ||
1817 | 1823 | Pierre François Lioud | ||
1823 | 1830 | Louis Laurent Giraud | ||
1830 | 1848 | Jean André Tavernier | ||
1848 | 1870 | Etienne André Frachon | ||
1871 | 1874 | Charles Chapuis | ||
1874 | 1878 | Joseph Jean Lacaze | ||
1878 | 1880 | François Auguste Riboulon | ||
1880 | 1882 | Etienne Isidore Léon Adheran | ||
1882 | 1888 | François Henry (called Franki) Kramer | ||
1894 | 1897 | Marcellin Garnier | ||
1897 | 1901 | Saturnin Alexandre Deaux | ||
1900 | 1904 | Paul Eugène Geal | ||
1904 | 1919 | Antoine Grimaud | ||
1919 | 1925 | Lucien Bayle | ||
1925 | 1927 | Léon Moirand | ||
1927 | 1935 | Gustave Lapluye | ||
1935 | 1942 | Gaston Duclos |
- Mayors from 1942
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1942 | 1944 | Pierre Lapize de Sallee | ||
1944 | 1944 | Jacques Meaudres de Sugny | PCF | |
1944 | 1950 | Ferdinand Janvier | SFIO |
Senior Executive |
1950 | 1953 | Joseph Pourret | SFIO |
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1953 | 1959 | Daniel Aime | SFIO |
College Director |
1959 | 1965 | Fernand Duchier | CNIP | Industrialist |
1965 | 1971 | Daniel Aime | SFIO |
Former College Director |
1971 | 1977 | Henri Faure | UDR | Industrialist |
1977 | 1983 | Jean Parizet | PS | Senior Executive |
1983 | 1986 | Régis Perbet | RPR | Director of Farm cooperative, MP 1980–1992 |
1986 | 1997 | Claude Faure | RPR | Senior Executive |
1997 | 2001 | Jean-Claude Tournayre | PS | Architect |
2001 | 2008 | Gérard Weber | UMP | Physiotherapist, MP 2002–2007 |
2008 | 2017 | Olivier Dussopt | PS | MP for Ardeche |
2017 | 2020 | Antoinette Scherer | PS | |
2020 | Current | Simon Plenet |
Twin towns – sister cities
- Backnang, Germany (1966)
- Barge, Italy (2001)
- Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom (1999)
Annonay also cooperates with Vysoké Mýto in the Czech Republic.[16]
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 20,757 | — |
1975 | 20,832 | +0.05% |
1982 | 19,484 | −0.95% |
1990 | 18,525 | −0.63% |
1999 | 17,522 | −0.62% |
2007 | 17,257 | −0.19% |
2012 | 15,983 | −1.52% |
2017 | 16,345 | +0.45% |
Source: INSEE[17] |
Distribution of age groups
The age distribution of the population of the town is similar to the average for the department.
Percentage distribution of age groups in Annonay and Ardèche Department in 2017
Annonay | Ardèche | |||
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Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
0 to 14 Years | 18.3 | 14.8 | 17.7 | 16.1 |
15 to 29 Years | 16.7 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
30 to 44 Years | 16.8 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
45 to 59 Years | 20.4 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 20.7 |
60 to 74 Years | 17.7 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
75 to 89 Years | 8.9 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 11.2 |
90 Years+ | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Economy
Annonay has a strong industrial tradition, originally powered by the water flowing through the deep gorges around the town.
Irisbus (a Renault Vehicles Industries and Fiat Iveco joint venture) builds buses and is the largest single employer with around 2,000 staff with several associated businesses.
The multinational paper company
Other industries in or close to the town include plastics, textiles, and pharmaceutical companies including
There are a number of vineyards near the town.
The average salary in the area is 23,300 euro.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The Montgolfier brothers
- A Statue of the brothers Joseph and Etienne de Montgolfier located in the Place de Liberation. A work by the sculptor Henri Cordier, it was inaugurated on 5 June 1888.[20]
- The Pyramid stone obelisk, the work of Étienne-François Imbard located on the Boulevard de la République. Built between 1819 and 1822, it commemorates the first ballooning experience of the Montgolfier brothers.[21][4]
- The Montgolfier-Canson Paper Mill (18th century) is registered as an historical monument.[22]
Marc Seguin
- A Monument to Marc Seguin, Place de la Liberté ( 1923 ). This bronze statue, the work of François Clémencin, was removed by the German army in 1942 then was replaced by a statue by the same sculptor which was inaugurated on 1 June 1947.[20]
- The Domain of Marc Seguin at Varagnes (19th century) is registered as a historical monument.[23]
Boissy d'Anglas
- A Statue of
- A Painting: Boissy d'Anglas at the National Convention, 1 Prairial Year III, the work of Auguste Jean-Baptiste Vinchon,[24]displayed in the wedding hall of the Town Hall.
Fountains
- The Jean-Baptiste Béchetoille fountain (1900). The work of the architect Millefaud.[20]
- The Fountain in the Place Grenette (1726).
- The Fountain in the Place de la Liberté opened in 1923.
Other sites of interest
- The City Hall of neoclassical inspiration (1835), rebuilt twice after fires (1870 and 1926).
- The Fortified house of Nicolas du Peloux in Rue de la Postern (Governor in 1577).
- Bourgeois mansions in Rue de Trachin from the 17th and 18th centuries.
- The Valgelas Bridge (14th century), a former city gate.[25]
- The La Vanaude House at 33 Avenue Marc-Seguin (1930) is registered as an historical monument. It is the work of the architects Hugues Gosselin and Maurice Frappa.[26]
- The César Filhol Museum in Rue Bechetoille (1700), formerly the royal bailiwick house.[27] The museum contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Place Mayol (16th century) with a door of glazing beads.
- The Château of Déomas (1876) illustration of the "Sun Belt of Annonay".[30]
- Substantial remains of the railway line between Firminy, Bourg-Argental, and Saint-Rambert-d'Albon:
- Vidalon Tunnel, a passage on a ledge above the Deûme (covered in vegetation in 2013);
- Retaining walls with characteristic stone-setting of the "Station district" (in the Place de la Gare in Annonay); Sacré-Cœur tunnel;
- the Vissenty cutting.
Religious heritage
- The Church Our Lady of the Assumption, in the Consecrated in 1954, it contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- 2 Statues: Adoring Angels (18th century)[36]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)[37]
- A Gallery Organ (1880)[38][39] signed Cavaillé-Coll.
- A Choir Organ (1848)[40][41]
- 2 Statues: Acolyte Angels (17th century)[42]
- 2 Statues: Cherubs (17th century)[43]
- A Bust-Reliquary: Saint John of the Cross (17th century)[44]
- A Bust-Reliquary: Saint Peter of Alcantara (17th century)[45]
- The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, in neo-Gothic style (1863–1866).[31]
- The Church of Saint Joseph of Cance, in neo-Gothic style (1870–1872).[31]
- The Church of the Holy Family of Perrières, in modern style (1957–1958).[31]
- The Church of Saint Maurice of Toissieu, in neo-Gothic style (1876–1878).[31]
- The Chapel of the Evangelical Free Church, Boulevard de la République (1900).
- The Temple of the Reformed Church, Rue Franki Kramer, portal from the 18th century.
- Orient House, Muslim cultural and religious center (2008–2013).
- The Chapel of the Hospital, dating from the 17th century.[20][25] The chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Sideboard (19th century)[46]
- 2 Apothecary Jars (19th century)[47]
- A Venetian Wall lamp mirror (18th century)[48]
- A Chest of Drawers with diamond corners (18th century)[49]
- A Painting: Christ on the Cross (17th century)[50]
- A Painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (17th century)[51]
- A Painting with gold frame: Pope Clement VI (18th century)[52]
- A Painting with gold frame: Saint Jerome (17th century)[53]
- A Painting with gold frame: Adoration of the Trinity (17th century)[54]
- 24 Apothecary Jars (19th century)[55]
- A Mortar and pestle (1654)[56]
- A Mortar and pestle with chopping block (13th century)[57]
- The Chapel of the Convent of Saint Mary (1633) is registered as an historical monument. The convent was built on the foundations of a castle called Malatour in 1630 with the Chapel built later in 1633.[20][25][58][59] The chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Vierge des Fouines Statue (Nosy Virgin Statue) or Our Lady of Faith Statue placed on the rocks of Saint-Denis. 5.22 metres tall and the work of Bachini from Lyon. It was blessed on 26 September 1943.[20]
- The Chapel of Trachin or Trachi is in Gothic style with an octagonal bell tower, with remains of a priory dating from 1320.[64][4] The chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Chapel of Vidalon-les-Annonay contains a Gallery Organ (1818) that is registered as an historical object.[70][71]
- The former Chapel of Saint-Clair in Rue Sadi Carnot (14th century) is registered as an historical monument.[72] It was built in Gothic style from 1348 to 1356.
- The Cemetery chapel at Toissieu.
Military Heritage
- The War Memorial (1914–1918, 1939–1945, and subsequent wars). Designed by architect Maurice Luquet, the statues The pensive soldier and The Stricken Woman were sculpted by Paul Landowski. It was inaugurated on 25 June 1922.[20]
- The Monument of Mobiles (1907) at the cemetery. Designed by architect Theodore Joly and sculptor Aimé Millet.[20]
- An Old door from the castle dating from the 12th century.
- The Soubises Vaults, remnants of the walls with a covered path around (12th–13th centuries).[25]
- The Tower of Martyrs, from the 12th century, the remains of the ramparts of the city, this tower is located above the Deume. It is said that the condemned were thrown to their death in the shallow river. It is also believed that the name may come from the Martins ford which it defended.[20][25]
Cultural heritage
- The "Italian" Theatre (1887), in the Place des Cordeliers, built on the site of the chapel of the former Franciscan convent.
Notable people
- François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas (1756–1826), writer, lawyer and politician
- Pierre Bertrand (1280–1349), cardinal, theologian, and canonis
- Joseph-Michel (1740–1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (1745–1799), aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers
- André Joseph Abrial (1750–1826), politician and Minister of Justice
- The Monneron brothers, founders of the Monneron Bank (1791–1792): Paul Mérault Monneron, Chief Engineer of the La Perouse expedition, Joseph François Augustin Monneron, Pierre Antoine Monneron, Louis Monneron, and Charles Claude Ange Monneron.
- Marc Seguin (1786–1875), engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the fire-tube boiler
- Auguste Bravais (1811–1863), physicist
- François Joseph Clozel (1860–1918), governor of French West Africa
- Joseph Canteloube (1879–1957), composer, musicologist and author
- Maurice Grimaud (1913–2009), police chief of Paris during the May 68
- Fred (1924–2019) and René Mella (1926–2019), tenors of Les Compagnons de la chanson
- Roger Dumas (1932–2016) actor
- Olivier Dussopt (born 1978), politician
- Clément Grenier (born 1991), footballer
Culture
- Archives: Parish and Civil Records, genealogical analysis, municipal Proceedings
- Museum of the Canson & Montgolfier paper-makers: traces the history of the cottage industry of paper. It is the only museum to present a large working paper machine.
- Vivarois Municipal Museum César Filhol: presents local ethnology, collections, and traces the history of local inventions by the Montgolfiers and Seguins.
- Occitan culture still holds a significant place[73]
- Jean-Pierre Mocky used the town as the setting for his film Litan (1982).
- The 2003 part-L'homme du train(The Man on the Train) was filmed in Annonay.
Culinary specialities
- Angel wings (Bugnes)
- Pantins
- Pogne of Annonay
Local press
The regional newspaper
Festivals
- Each year
- In February:
- The Premier International Festival of Film[74]
- In June:
- The Festival of Hot air Ballooning (1st weekend).
- The Festi'roc 07, a Christian modern music festival, it is organized by the Catholic parishes of the Annonay Basin.
- In November:
- The Love of good food of Ardèche and Upper Vivarais, (3rd weekend). This is organized by the association of the same name. During a weekend, the Place des Cordeliers becomes a showcase of Ardèche products. Sixty exhibitors and many activities punctuate this event.
- The Championship of France for Hot air Ballooning
Gallery
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City hall
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Bell Tower of the Chapel of Trachin
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The Valgelas Bridge near the Soubises Vaults and the Place de la Mure
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Church of Our Lady
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Old door in the Place Grenette (16th century)
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Church of Saint Francis
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Chemin des Terres
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Chapel of the Hospital (18th century)
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"Sainte-Barbe" House
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An overview of Mirecouly Castle, illustration of the "Sun belt"
Historical bibliography
(in French)
- François Chomel, Annonay pas à pas, pierre à pierre, Édition du Vivarais, Annonay, 1995, 250 p.
- Pierre Fanget, Annonay ma ville, Annonay, 1971.
- Abbé Filhol, Histoire religieuse et civile d'Annonay et du Haut–Vivarais depuis l'origine de cette ville jusqu'à nos jours, Tomes 1, 2, 3 et 4, Moussy ainé, 1882.
- Emmanuelle Faure, Claude Osset, Annonay, Mémoire en images, Éditions Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 127 pages, 2004.
- Emmanuelle Faure, Bernard Faure, Claude Osset, Annonay en Fêtes, 1860–2000, Jean Pierre Huguet Editeur, Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, 2002, 283 p.
- La Gazette d'Annonay, Hebdomadaire local paraissant entre 1889 et 1944.
- Antoine Grimaud, Annonay, la vie municipale de 1870 à 1920, Imprimerie Hervé, Annonay, 1926, 540 p.
- Gaston Grimaud, Mon vieil Annonay, Decombe frères, Annonay, 1948, 48 p.
- Le Journal d'Annonay, Hebdomadaire local paraissant entre 1865 et 1944.
- Abbé Léorat Picansel, Annonay pendant la Terreur, Tomes 1 et 2, Amis du Fonds Vivarois, 1988.
- Rémy Bernard, Histoire d'Annonay et sa région, Horvath, Roanne, 1981, 149 p.
- Le Réveil du Vivarais et de la vallée du Rhône, Hebdomadaire local paraissant depuis 1944.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche, habitants.fr
- ^ a b c d e EB (1878).
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ a b Municipal Bulletin municipal of the city of Annonay: a little history. 1982 (in French)
- ^ National Archives, Paris (in French)
- ^ Dictionary of Administrative and demographic history, vol. Ardèche d'Alain Molinier, Édition du CNRS, 1976 (in French)
- ^ Vauban, Memoir on the Huguenots (in French)
- ^ Departmental Archives of Ardèche: Enumeration of citizens attached to the protestant religion Year X (1801) (in French)
- ISBN 978-2-07-035971-4, p. 461 (in French)
- ISBN 978-2-07-035971-4, p. 519 (in French)
- ^ a b Municipal Archives of Annonay
- ^ Éric Darrieux, The reception in the villages of Ardèche of the Second Republic Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, in Rives nord-méditerranéennes, Paysans et pouvoirs local, le temps des révolutions, read online 22 July 2005, consulted on 10 December 2008 (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ a b "Le jumelage à Annonay". mairie-annonay.fr (in French). Annonay. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Annonay (07010)
- ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)
- ^ a b c EB (1911).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Pierre Fanget, Annonay my town, Annonay, 1971 (in French)
- ^ a b c Emmanuelle Faure and Claude Osset, Annonay – A Memoir in pictures, Éditions Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 127 Pages, 2004 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA07000021 Montgolfier-Canson Paper Mill (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116875 Domain of Marc Seguin (in French)
- ^ Painting by Vinchon (in French)
- ^ a b c d e f Abbot Filhol, Religious and Civil History of Annonay and Upper–Vivarais since the origin of the city to the present day, Vols 1, 2, 3, and 4, Moussy ainé, 1882 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA07000015 La Vanaude ZHouse (in French)
- ^ César Filhol Museum (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000023 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000022 Statue: Christ (in French)
- ^ The Château de Déomas (in French)
- ^ a b c d e Parish of Sainte Claire d’Annonay-Vocance website Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Echo of Notre Dame (L'), Bulletin of the Parish of Notre Dame, appearing between 1931 and 1944
- ^ Antoine Grimaud, Annonay, municipal life from 1870 to 1920, Imprimerie Hervé, Annonay, 1926, 540 pages (in French)
- ^ Gaston Grimaud, My old Annonay, Decombe frères, Annonay, 1948, 48 pages (in French)
- ^ Annonay Official website (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000461 2 Statues: Adoring Angels (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000460 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000449 Gallery Organ (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000013 Gallery Organ Instrumental part (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000448 Choir Organ (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000012 Choir Organ Instrumental part (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000011 2 Statues: Acolyte Angels (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000010 2 Statues: Cherubs (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000009 Bust-Reliquary: Saint John of the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000008 Bust-Reliquary: Saint Peter of Alcantara (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000472 Sideboard (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000471 2 Apothecary Jars (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000470 Venetian Wall lamp mirror (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000469 Chest of Drawers with diamond corners (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000468 Painting: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000467 Painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000466 Painting with gold frame: Pope Clement VI (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000465 Painting with gold frame: Saint Jerome (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000464 Painting with gold frame: Adoration of the Trinity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000459 24 Apothecary Jars (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000026 Mortar and pestle (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000025 Mortar and pestle with chopping block (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116626 Chapel of the former Convent of Saint Mary (in French)
- ^ Chapelle Saint Mary – Annonay (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000463 Triptyche: 3 paintings of the life of Saint Francis Regis (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000016 Retable (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000015 Framed Painting: Raphael Sara and Tobie (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000014 Wood panelling and Paintings (in French)
- ^ The Chapel of Trachin at Annonay by Jean Ribon and Maurice Frappa (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000462 Decorative ceiling painting (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000020 Bust of Saint François-de-Sales (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000019 Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000018 Painting: Saints Jacques and Philippe (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000017 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000447 Gallery Organ (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000021 Gallery Organ Instrumental part (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116625 Chapel of Saint-Clair (in French)
- ^ Website dedicated to the occitan of the Annonay region in Ardèche (in French)
- ^ The International Festival of Premier Films (in French)
References
- Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 2 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 72 ,
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 2 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 75
External links
- Annonay Official website (in French)
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ardèche (in French)
- Annonay on Lion1906
- Annonay on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute(IGN) website (in French)
- Annonay on the 1750 Cassini Map