Ardoix
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône | |
| Canton | Skin vivarais | |
| Community association | Annonay Rhône Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 11 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 147-397 m | |
| surface | 12.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,262 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07290 | |
| INSEE code | 07013 | |
| Website | www.ardoix.fr | |
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Ardoix is a French commune with 1,262 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants are called Ardoisiens and Ardoisiennes .
geography
Ardoix is located on the Plateau de Vernoux in the northern part of the department not far from the Rhone 14 km south of Annonay . The municipality borders on the communes of Vernosc-lès-Annonay and Quintenas . The next largest city is Annonay, eight kilometers to the northwest. The rivers Ay and Cance cross the village before flowing further east into the Rhône.
history
Traces of Roman settlements already indicate an early cultivation of the area in antiquity, and tombs of Carolingian origin could also be found in the municipality. The place name is derived from the Celtic words ardu (hill) and ink (rock).
The place was first mentioned in the 16th century when a famine caused the plague, from which a tenth of the population died. In the 14th century the village still had four castles.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 512 | 546 | 594 | 638 | 696 | 779 | 947 | 1249 |
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Culture and sights
Ardoix consists almost entirely of ancient houses made of old basalt stone . Above all, the center of the village is built up from them and consists of a church, an old churchyard, a vestibule and unusual walls and representations of the cross. Maintenance work on the old town center was carried out in 1995.
Further sights are the Château de Manoha with an ancient tower, the Château de Munas and the tower ruins of Oriol with a good view of the valley gorges above the Ay, and the Château de Pestin.
The church from the 19th century, the oratory of Notre-Dame-des-Cormes and the chapel Saint-Jean from the 18th century are special church buildings.
Hikers visit the gorges of the Ay, as well as the striking rock formations, which have names such as Abri de la Bergère, La Chaise du Diable and La Grotte aux Fées .
