Les Tourrettes

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Les Tourrettes
Turretas
Les Tourrettes (France)
Les Tourrettes
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Nyons
Canton Montélimar-1
Community association Montélimar agglomeration
Coordinates 44 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 47 ′  E
height 73-380 m
surface 7.35 km 2
Residents 1,030 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 140 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 26740
INSEE code 26353
Website http://www.lestourrettes.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Les Tourrettes

Les Tourrettes is a French commune with 1,030 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Nyons and the canton of Montélimar-1 (until 2015 Marsanne ).

geography

Les Tourrettes is located around 25 kilometers south-southwest of Valence on the Rhône . Les Tourrettes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saulce-sur-Rhône in the north, Mirmande in the east and north-east, Condillac in the south-east, La Coucourde in the south and Cruas in the west and south-west.

Autoroute A7 and Route nationale 7 run through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 808 277 300 461 691 763 878 1,065
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue church
  • Chapel of Saint Didier from the 12th century, Monument historique
  • La Cheysserie castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 1956
  • Les Tourrettes castle ruins

  • Saint Didier Chapel

  • Castle

Web links

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