Tournon-sur-Rhône

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Tournon-sur-Rhône (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, before 1988: Tournon)[2] is a commune in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.

Geography

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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.[3]

Population

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Notable sights

  • The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century.
  • The Script error: No such module "Lang". occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal François de Tournon, and is today still a functioning high school Template:Interlanguage link but is occasionally open for tours.[4]
  • One of the two suspension bridges which unite the town with Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank of the river is the Template:Ill. 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.

Notable people

See also

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Gustave-Toursier bridge with the Tour de la Vierge in the background

References

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  2. ↑ Décret du 10 mars 1988 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0065, 17 March 1988, p. 3550.
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Further reading

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