Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche Département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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🇫🇷 Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardéche department.

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Geography It is located on the right bank of the river Rhône, in the Ardèche departement, opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, (which is located in the Drôme département).

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History Tournon had its own counts as early as the 9th century reign of Louis I. In the middle of the 17th century the title passed from them to the dukes of Ventadour.

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Notable sights • The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century. • The lycée occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal François de Tournon, and is today still a functioning high school Lycée Gabriel-Faure  but is occasionally open for tours. • One of the two suspension bridges which unite the town with Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank of the river is the Passerelle Marc-Seguin. It was built in 1825 and is the oldest suspension bridge in France, today carrying only pedestrians. • The Château de Tournon has a museum and commanding views over the Rhône.

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Tournon-sur-Rhône has a population of over 10,598 people. Tournon-sur-Rhône also forms the centre of the wider Tournon-sur-Rhône Arrondissement which has a population of over 138,760 people. It is also a part of the larger Ardèche Department.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Tournon-sur-Rhône has links with:

🇮🇹 Erba, Italy 🇩🇪 Fellbach, Germany
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Antipodal to Tournon-sur-Rhône is: -175.167,-45.066

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Antipodal to: Tournon-sur-Rhône -175.167,-45.066

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