Tournon-sur-Rhône

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Subprefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Tournon-sur-Rhône
Subprefecture and commune
A view across the river in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms
Location of Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E / 45.0681°N 4.8333°E / 45.0681; 4.8333
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Intercommunality	CA Arche Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Sausset
Area	21.01 km (8.11 sq mi)
Population	11,302
• Density	540/km (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07324 /07300
Elevation	115–508 m (377–1,667 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tournon-sur-Rhône (French: [tuʁnɔ̃ syʁ ʁon]; Occitan: Tornon, before 1988: Tournon) is a commune in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.

Geography

It is located on the right bank of the river Rhône, in the Ardèche departement, opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, (which is located in the Drôme département).

History

Tournon had its own counts as early as the 9th century reign of Louis I. In the middle of the 17th century the title passed from them to the dukes of Ventadour.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,300	—
1800	3,419	+0.51%
1806	3,984	+2.58%
1821	3,555	−0.76%
1831	3,971	+1.11%
1836	4,174	+1.00%
1841	4,740	+2.58%
1846	4,807	+0.28%
1851	4,861	+0.22%
1856	4,918	+0.23%
1861	5,252	+1.32%
1866	5,509	+0.96%
1872	5,390	−0.36%
1876	6,083	+3.07%
1881	5,092	−3.49%
1886	5,286	+0.75%
1891	5,146	−0.54%
1896	5,344	+0.76%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	5,174	−0.64%
1906	5,003	−0.67%
1911	4,719	−1.16%
1921	5,037	+0.65%
1926	5,043	+0.02%
1931	5,332	+1.12%
1936	5,658	+1.19%
1946	5,798	+0.24%
1954	6,785	+1.98%
1962	6,878	+0.17%
1968	7,858	+2.24%
1975	8,732	+1.52%
1982	9,099	+0.59%
1990	9,546	+0.60%
1999	9,946	+0.46%
2009	10,674	+0.71%
2014	10,558	−0.22%
2020	10,835	+0.43%

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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Notable sights

The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century.
The lycée occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal François de Tournon, and is today still a functioning high school Lycée Gabriel-Faure [fr] but is occasionally open for tours.
One of the two suspension bridges which unite the town with Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank of the river is the Passerelle Marc-Seguin [fr]. It was built in 1825 and is the oldest suspension bridge in France, today carrying only pedestrians.
The Château de Tournon has a museum and commanding views over the Rhône.

Notable people

François de Tournon (1489-1562), cardinal, Archbishop of Aude, then of Lyon, advisor to King Francis I
Jean-Antoine Courbis (1752–1795), lawyer and revolutionary
Sébastien Joly (born 1979), racing cyclist, coach and sports director
Greta Richioud (born 1996), racing cyclist

References

"Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
"Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Décret du 10 mars 1988 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0065, 17 March 1988, p. 3550.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tournon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 107.
Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tournon-sur-Rhône, EHESS (in French).
Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
"Visites guidées". L’Association Sauvegarde du Patrimoine du lycée Gabriel Faure. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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