Peyrins
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Drôme | |
Arrondissement | Valence | |
Canton | Romans-sur-Isere | |
Community association | Valence Roman's agglo | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 6 ' N , 5 ° 3' E | |
height | 175-434 m | |
surface | 25.16 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,751 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 109 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 26380 | |
INSEE code | 26231 | |
Website | www.peyrins.fr | |
Mairie Peyrins |
Peyrins is a French commune with 2,751 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and the canton of Romans-sur-Isère .
history
Earlier spellings of the place name were: Pairanium (11th century), Pairinum (13th century), Payranum / Payrinum (15th century)
year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
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Residents | 1,346 | 1,286 | 1,302 | 1,652 | 1,882 | 2,055 | 2,309 | 2,553 | 2,802 |
Attractions
- The ruins of the Château du Roux on a rock above the village, destroyed in 1580
- Le Gâtelet Castle (17th century), private property
- Sallemard Castle, which King Henry IV donated to Soffrey de Salignon in 1606 for his participation in the Edict of Nantes in 1598.
- La Mèche, a fortified house from the 17th century
- The Saint-Ange church ( Monument historique ) in the district of the same name
- The Saint-Roch chapel
- The moth on a natural sandstone hill
Personalities
- Nathalie Arthaud (* 1970), spokeswoman for the Trotskyist Left Party Lutte Ouvrière
Web links
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