Ardèche
Department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Distinguish from Ardfheis (Irish for "high assembly"). See Ardèche (river) for the river.
Ardèche (French pronunciation: [aʁdɛʃ] ⓘ; Occitan: Ardecha, pronounced [aɾˈdet͡ʃɔ]; Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.[3] Its prefecture is in Privas, but its largest city is Annonay.
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Ardèche
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Coordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Prefecture | Privas |
Subprefectures | Largentière Tournon-sur-Rhône |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Olivier Amrane[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,529 km2 (2,135 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 331,415 |
• Rank | 73rd |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 07 |
Largest city | Annonay |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 17 |
Communes | 335 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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