Vanosc
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône | |
| Canton | Annonay-2 | |
| Community association | Annonay Rhône Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 14 ' N , 4 ° 33' E | |
| height | 460-1,371 m | |
| surface | 26.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 936 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07690 | |
| INSEE code | 07333 | |
| Website | www.vanosc.fr | |
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Vanosc is a French municipality with 936 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône and the Canton Annonay-2 (until 2015: Canton Annonay-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Vanoscois .
geography
Vanosc is located about 26 kilometers south-southeast of Saint-Étienne in the Haut Vivarais and extends along the valleys of the Massif du Pilat , on the eastern side of the Massif Central . Vanosc is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Burdignes in the north, Annonay in the northeast, Villevocance in the east, Vocance and Monestier in the south and Riotord in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,036 | 885 | 785 | 805 | 750 | 767 | 850 | 930 |
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Attractions
- Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Marie church, consecrated in 1867
- Saint-Roch chapel from the 17th century
- Saint-Nizier chapel from the 17th century
- Gerlande Castle from the 19th century
- La Rivoire castle from the 18th century
- Car museum
Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Marie church
Saint Roch chapel
Gerlande Castle
La Rivoire Castle
Personalities
- Joseph Besset (1890–1959), automotive engineer
