Privas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Privas | |
| Canton | Privas | |
| Community association | Privas Center Ardèche | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 44 ′ N , 4 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 200-750 m | |
| surface | 12.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,266 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 681 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07000 | |
| INSEE code | 07186 | |
| Website | www.mairie-privas.fr | |
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Privas is a town with 8,266 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in south-eastern France . It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and is the capital of the Ardèche department . The place is considered the gateway to the Regional Natural Park of Monts d'Ardèche ( Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche ).
geography
Privas is located in the eastern part of the Massif Central in the valley of the Ouvèze .
In 1862 the railway line Le Pouzin - Privas was opened, which connected Privas with the railway network. Passenger traffic on the route was stopped as early as 1938; Freight trains ran until 1989.
history
Privas was a Huguenot town and was in 1629 as a stronghold of the Huguenots destroyed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 8663 | 10,080 | 10,808 | 10,345 | 10,080 | 9170 | 8681 | 8305 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Town twinning
There are city partnerships with Weilburg , Zevenaar (Netherlands), Tortona (Italy) and Wetherby (England).
Personalities
- Pierre Vigne (1670–1740), priest, popular missionary and founder of an order
- Pierre Broué (1926–2005), historian and Trotskyist
- Jacques Dupin (1927–2012), poet, writer and art critic
- Alain Planet (* 1948), Bishop of Carcassonne-Narbonne
- Hervé Faure (* 1976), triathlete
