Saint-Péray
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône | |
| Canton | Guilherand-Granges | |
| Community association | Rhône Crussol | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 57 ' N , 4 ° 51' E | |
| height | 107-652 m | |
| surface | 24.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,692 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 320 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07130 | |
| INSEE code | 07281 | |
| Website | www.st-peray.com | |
 Saint-Péray as seen from the Crussol castle ruins |
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Saint-Péray is a French commune with 7692 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardèche department , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It is located about five kilometers west of Valence on the eastern flank of the Massif Central . It is dominated by the ruins of Crussol Castle . Saint-Péray, located on the orographic right-hand side of the Rhone , is known for its white wines and is only around five kilometers from Cornas , a well-known red wine community on the Rhône. Both Cornas and Saint-Péray are largely spared the cold winds of the Mistral .
The name Saint-Péray is derived from Saint Peter. During the secularization of the French Revolution , the community was called Péray Vin .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| 3097 | 3592 | 4310 | 5196 | 5886 | 6661 | 7002 | 7645 |
| Source: Saint-Péray on the Insee website | |||||||
Attractions
- Saints-Pierre-et-Paul church
- Protestant Church
The ruins of the medieval Crussol Castle are on the territory of the municipality .
Town twinning
- The cities of Groß-Umstadt ( Hessen ), twin town since 1966, and
- Santo Tirso ( Portugal ), with whom a friendship agreement has existed since 1991, are also shaped by viticulture.
- In 2001 there was also Asso in Italy as a twin town .
Saint-Péray wine region
The municipality of Saint-Péray gives its name to the wine-growing region of the same name with the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short). The 62 hectare area received this status on December 8, 1936 and is a privileged cru within the large appellation Côtes du Rhône . Only white wines are made from the Roussanne and Marsanne blanche grape varieties . When a cellar master from Champagne visited Saint-Péray in 1825 , he explained the production method of sparkling wine to interested winemakers . In 1829 the first bottles of Saint-Péray Mousseux were uncorked.
The sparkling wine now represents around 60% of the wine volume (around 2100 hectoliters / year) in the area; he is one of the best in France.
The yield restriction is generally 45 hectoliters / hectare. Wines that do not meet the conditions of this AOC may be marketed under the name Côtes du Rhône.
Famous lovers of Saint-Péray wines were Alphonse de Lamartine , Alphonse Daudet , Richard Wagner and Tsar Alexander II .
literature
- Pierre Galet : Cépages et Vignobles de France . Lavoisier Publishing House, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-7430-0585-8 .
- Benoît France: Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France . Éditions SOLAR publishing house, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-263-03242-8 .
Web links
- Website of the municipality (in French )