Anneyron
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Saint-Vallier | |
| Community association | Porte de DrômArdèche | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 16 ' N , 4 ° 53' E | |
| height | 165-372 m | |
| surface | 36.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,999 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26140 | |
| INSEE code | 26010 | |
| Website | www.anneyron.fr | |
 Anneyron Town Hall |
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Anneyron is a French commune in the department of Drôme . Anneyron belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and the canton of Saint-Vallier . The municipality has 3999 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) who call themselves Anneyronnais (es) .
geography
Anneyron is located about 38 kilometers southeast of Saint-Étienne between Lyon and Marseille . Anneyron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bougé-Chambalud in the north, Épinouze in the northeast, Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire in the east, Châteauneuf-de-Galaure in the southeast, Mureils and Fay-le-Clos in the south, Albon in the southwest and Saint- Rambert-d'Albon to the west and north-west.
history
In 1809 the municipality was created from the neighboring municipality of Albon and the village of Mantaille.
| year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 2,530 | 2,519 | 2,746 | 2,895 | 2,864 | 3,038 | 3,319 | 3,683 | 3,999 |
Attractions
- Notre Dame-de-l'Assomption church in Anneyron, built at the end of the 12th century, additions from the 16th and 18th centuries, remodeling in the 19th century, monument historique since 1927
- Church Mantaille
- Larnage Castle from 1340, alterations and restoration in the 15th and 18th centuries
- Castle Cros
- Saleton Castle, fortification from the 13th / 14th centuries century
- La Béraudière and Les Blains fortifications from the 12th to 14th centuries
- Remains of the Coinaud fortification
- Ruins of Mantaille Castle, called Barbe-Bleue
- Saint-Jean Museum
Personalities
- François d'Arlandes (1742–1809), aviator
