Ruoms

Ruoms (French pronunciation: [ʁɥɔ̃s]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Ruoms
Commune
Church Saint-Pierre-aux-liens of Ruoms
Coat of arms
Location of Ruoms
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Coordinates: 44°27′14″N 4°20′34″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Clément[1]
Area 1	12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,284
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07201 /07120
Elevation	80–252 m (262–827 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 629 —     1800 575 −1.27% 1806 717 +3.75% 1821 711 −0.06% 1831 839 +1.67% 1836 880 +0.96% 1841 880 +0.00% 1846 964 +1.84% 1851 986 +0.45% 1856 1,044 +1.15% 1861 1,022 −0.43% 1866 1,104 +1.56% 1872 1,122 +0.27% 1876 1,222 +2.16% 1881 1,565 +5.07% 1886 1,713 +1.82% 1891 1,666 −0.55% 1896 1,791 +1.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,788 −0.03% 1906 1,833 +0.50% 1911 1,789 −0.48% 1921 1,468 −1.96% 1926 1,444 −0.33% 1931 1,508 +0.87% 1936 1,423 −1.15% 1946 1,271 −1.12% 1954 1,341 +0.67% 1962 1,474 +1.19% 1968 1,620 +1.59% 1975 1,700 +0.69% 1982 1,794 +0.77% 1990 1,858 +0.44% 1999 2,132 +1.54% 2007 2,225 +0.54% 2012 2,250 +0.22% 2017 2,253 +0.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ruoms, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE