Bourg-Saint-Andéol
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Bourg-Saint-Andéol | |
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Coordinates: 44°26′54″N 4°35′56″E / 44.4482°N 4.5989°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ardèche |
Arrondissement | Privas |
Canton | Bourg-Saint-Andéol |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Gonnet-Tabardel[1] |
Area 1 | 43.74 km2 (16.89 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,352 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 07042 /07700 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bourg-Saint-Andéol (French pronunciation:
Geography
It lies directly along the river
History
The Gallic settlement on a rocky peak over the
It had been the seat of a bailli (royal magistrate). And the
The city had grown and become one of the most important towns of county Vivarais due to its position on the Rhône (boatmen mariniers du Rhône, trade and business in hide, fabric, wine, oil). Several patricians' houses are still to be seen in the centre of the city (although a part of it was bombed by Allied forces at the end of World War II, missing the hanging bridge - which was replaced afterwards by the existing one).
Economy
Bourg-Saint-Andéol is the shopping center for surrounding villages. In the mid 80es, several factories closed and economy almost drowned (ceramics). Nowadays,
Tourism
The area is popular for tourism and summer homes, and the city is known as having the richest cultural heritage in
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2020)[4] |
Culture
- A national institute of clownery art has been settled in Bourg-Saint-Andéol, the Institut National des Arts du Clown.
Twin cities
- Monschau in Germany (Eifel) since 1975
- Albertirsa in Hungary since 1998
- Gaggiano in Italy since 2002
See also
External links
- Félix Charpentier Sculptor of the bronze figure of Madier de Montjau
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourg-Saint-Andéol, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE