Arrondissement of Privas

The arrondissement of Privas is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Ardèche department. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Privas.

Privas
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
No. of communes	66
Prefecture	Privas
Area	1,145.5 km2 (442.3 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	85,714
INSEE code	072

History

When the Ardèche department was created on 4 March 1790, the arrondissement of Privas was part of that original department.^[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Privas is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône, to the east by the Drôme department, to the southeast by the Vaucluse department, to the south by the Gard department and to the west by the arrondissement of Arrondissement of Largentière.

It is in the southeast of Ardèche. It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department,^[3] with an area of 1,159.4 square kilometres (447.6 square miles). It has 87,774 inhabitants and a density of 75.7 inhabitants/km².^[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,^[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Privas, there are 3 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Bourg-Saint-Andéol, Le Pouzin and Privas. The Canton of Le Cheylard has 33 communes in the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône and 13 in Privas, the Canton of Le Teil has 13 communes in the arrondissement of Largentière and 6 in Privas, the Canton of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc has 1 commune Privas and 29 in Largentière, and the Canton of La Voulte-sur-Rhône has 9 communes in Tournon-sur-Rhône and 8 in Privas.

Communes

The arrondissement of Privas has 66 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):^[6]

1. Ajoux (07004)
2. Alba-la-Romaine (07005)
3. Alissas (07008)
4. Aubignas (07020)
5. Baix (07022)
6. Beauchastel (07027)
7. Beauvène (07030)
8. Bidon (07034)
9. Bourg-Saint-Andéol (07042)
10. Chalencon (07048)
11. Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux (07060)
12. Chomérac (07066)
13. Coux (07072)
14. Creysseilles (07074)
15. Cruas (07076)
16. Dunière-sur-Eyrieux (07083)
17. Flaviac (07090)
18. Freyssenet (07092)
19. Gilhac-et-Bruzac (07094)
20. Gluiras (07096)
21. Gourdon (07098)
22. Gras (07099)
23. Larnas (07133)
24. Lyas (07146)
25. Marcols-les-Eaux (07149)
26. Meysse (07157)
27. Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux (07167)
28. Pourchères (07179)
29. Le Pouzin (07181)
30. Pranles (07184)
31. Privas (07186)
32. Rochemaure (07191)
33. Rochessauve (07194)
34. Rompon (07198)
35. Saint-Apollinaire-de-Rias (07214)
36. Saint-Bauzile (07219)
37. Saint-Cierge-la-Serre (07221)
38. Saint-Étienne-de-Serre (07233)
39. Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux (07237)
40. Saint-Jean-Chambre (07244)
41. Saint-Julien-du-Gua (07253)
42. Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban (07255)
43. Saint-Julien-le-Roux (07257)
44. Saint-Just-d'Ardèche (07259)
45. Saint-Lager-Bressac (07260)
46. Saint-Laurent-du-Pape (07261)
47. Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche (07264)
48. Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche (07268)
49. Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon (07270)
50. Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon (07274)
51. Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux (07278)
52. Saint-Montan (07279)
53. Saint-Pierre-la-Roche (07283)
54. Saint-Priest (07288)
55. Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut (07295)
56. Saint-Symphorien-sous-Chomérac (07298)
57. Saint-Thomé (07300)
58. Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès (07302)
59. Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort (07303)
60. Silhac (07314)
61. Le Teil (07319)
62. Valvignères (07332)
63. Vernoux-en-Vivarais (07338)
64. Veyras (07340)
65. Viviers (07346)
66. La Voulte-sur-Rhône (07349)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[4] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
07319	Le Teil	8,376	Berg-Helvie	Ardèche Rhône Coiron
07186	Privas	8,313	Privas	CA Privas Centre Ardèche
07042	Bourg-Saint-Andéol	7,236	Bourg-Saint-Andéol	Le Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
07349	La Voulte-sur-Rhône	5,124	Rhône-Eyrieux	CA Privas Centre Ardèche
07346	Viviers	3,788	Bourg-Saint-Andéol	Le Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
07066	Chomérac	3,040	Privas	CA Privas Centre Ardèche
07076	Cruas	2,959	Le Pouzin	Ardèche Rhône Coiron
07181	Le Pouzin	2,809	Le Pouzin	CA Privas Centre Ardèche
07264	Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche	2,429	Bourg-Saint-Andéol	Le Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
07191	Rochemaure	2,291	Le Pouzin	Ardèche Rhône Coiron

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Ardèche department
• List of arrondissements of France

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. "Historique de l'Ardèche". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2016.
3. "Arrondissement de Privas (072)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
5. "Décret n° 2014-148 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ardèche" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
6. "Arrondissement de Privas (072)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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