Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
| Tauriers | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The church and surrounding buildings in Tauriers | |
| Location of Tauriers | |
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| Coordinates: 44°33′09″N 4°16′53″E / 44.5525°N 4.2814°E / 44.5525; 4.2814 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Largentière |
| Canton | Vallon-Pont-d'Arc |
| Intercommunality | Val de Ligne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Liliane Kolacny |
| Area | 4.51 km (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population | 203 |
| • Density | 45/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07318 /07110 |
| Elevation | 219–503 m (719–1,650 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tauriers (French pronunciation: [toʁje]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
History
- 1790: Tauriers was detached from Chassiers.
- 1 December 1974 : Tauriers attached to Largentière.
- 1 January 1989 : Tauriers was re-established as an independent commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 90 | — |
| 1975 | 111 | +3.04% |
| 1982 | 147 | +4.09% |
| 1990 | 156 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 166 | +0.69% |
| 2009 | 180 | +0.81% |
| 2014 | 184 | +0.44% |
| 2020 | 200 | +1.40% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Its inhabitants are called Taurierois (male) and Taurieroises (female) in French.
People linked to the commune
- Michel Sima (1912–1987), Polish sculptor, photographer and ceramicist best known for his photographic portraits of Picasso and of almost all the artists of the School of Paris, lived and died in Tauriers.
- Werner Reinisch (1930), painter, engraver.
- Françoise Dasque (1960), actress. Walked between 2010 and 2012 from Tauriers to China and Japan.
- Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera, (1770–1826), Marshal of the Empire, Pair de France, French soldier during Revolution and the Empire.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Commune de Tauriers (07318), INSEE
- Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0278, 28 November 1974, p. 11900.
- Arrêté du 22 décembre 1988 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de commune), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0021, 25 January 1989, p. 1108.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Jean-Louis Andral, Pierre Daix, Picasso : la Joie de Vivre (1946–1949), Skira, 2007 p.232 to p.271
- Erika Billeter, Michel Sima (Ateliers d'artiste), Gand, éditions Snoeck, 2008 p.201 to p.203 (in French)
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