Tournon-sur-Rhône, with the name of Tournon, was one of the seven districts of the Ardèche department when it was created on 4 March 1790. When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Tournon was one of the three arrondissements of the department.[1]
On 18 March 1988, the name of the city was changed from Tournon to Tournon-sur-Rhône.[1]
Geography
The commune of Tournon-sur-Rhône is on the northeastern part of the Ardèche department, on the border with the Drôme department. The city is on the right side of the Rhôneriver.
The commune has an area of 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 312 m (1,024 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 121 m (397 ft).[3]
The distances from Tournon-sur-Rhône to other cities are:
The inhabitants of Tournon-sur-Rhône are known, in French, as Tournonais (women: Tournonaises).[4]
With a population of 10,558,[5] Tournon-sur-Rhône is the fourth largest city of the department and has a population density of 503 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Administration
Tournon-sur-Rhône is a subprefecture of the Ardèche department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Tournon-sur-Rhône formed by 13 communes, including Tournon-sur-Rhône, with 20,885 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunalityArche Agglo, officially named as Communauté d'agglomération Hermitage-Tournonais-Herbasse-Pays de Saint Félicien.
↑"Commune de Tournon-sur-Rhône (07324)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
