Tain-l'Hermitage

Tain-l'Hermitage (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ lɛʁmitaʒ]; Occitan: Tinh de l'Ermitatge or Tenh de l'Ermitatge), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department of Drôme, southeastern France.

Tain-l'Hermitage
Commune
The town of Tain l'Hermitage and its vineyards
Coat of arms
Location of Tain-l'Hermitage
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Coordinates: 45°04′18″N 4°50′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	CA Arche Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Angéli[1]
Area 1	4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,890
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Tinois(e) or Tainois(e)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26347 /26600
Elevation	115–280 m (377–919 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Church of St. Vincent

Geography

It is located on the left bank of the river Rhône, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche. The view from the vine-covered hill above the town has attracted many tourists including, in 1788, future American President Thomas Jefferson.^[3]

Economy

A notable wine producing commune, wines include Hermitage AOC and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne. Tain-l'Hermitage is home to a large number of wineries, including Maison M. Chapoutier, Caves de Tain and Paul Jaboulet Âiné, as well as many smaller domaines.

In 1818 the commune was the home of French wine négociant Calvet, founded by Jean-Marie Calvet. It rapidly expanded, opening an office and store in Bordeaux and a château in the Médoc.^[4]

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

• Fellbach, Germany
• Erba, Italy

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,432 —     1800 1,410 −0.22% 1806 1,494 +0.97% 1821 1,853 +1.45% 1831 2,340 +2.36% 1836 2,338 −0.02% 1841 2,459 +1.01% 1846 2,541 +0.66% 1851 2,647 +0.82% 1856 2,726 +0.59% 1861 2,782 +0.41% 1866 2,822 +0.29% 1872 3,100 +1.58% 1876 2,860 −1.99% 1881 2,893 +0.23% 1886 3,038 +0.98% 1891 3,085 +0.31% 1896 2,928 −1.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,148 +1.46% 1906 3,227 +0.50% 1911 3,062 −1.04% 1921 2,938 −0.41% 1926 3,213 +1.81% 1931 3,427 +1.30% 1936 3,748 +1.81% 1946 3,913 +0.43% 1954 4,044 +0.41% 1962 5,077 +2.88% 1968 5,377 +0.96% 1975 5,563 +0.49% 1982 5,387 −0.46% 1990 5,003 −0.92% 1999 5,503 +1.06% 2007 5,740 +0.53% 2012 5,845 +0.36% 2017 6,162 +1.06%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme 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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Jefferson's Hints to Americans Travelling in Europe, 19 June 1788. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-13-02-0173
4. "Wine-Searcher. Human race only please ..." www.wine-searcher.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tain-l'Hermitage, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE