Aubenas

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Coordinates: 44°37′14″N 4°23′28″E / 44.620556, 4.391111

Commune of Aubenas
Location
Aubenas (France)
Aubenas
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Aubenas
Intercommunality Pays d'Aubenas-Vals
Mayor Jean-Pierre Constant
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 170 m–421 m
(avg. 237 m)
Land area¹ 14,32 km²
Population²
(1999)		 11,018
 - Density 772/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 07019/ 07200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Aubenas is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.

It is the seat of several government offices. The surrounding countryside, mountainous and rugged, is popular for vacation homes.

The Ardèche River flows through the commune.

Aubenas is part of the "Pays d'Aubenas-Vals", composed of 10 towns and villages including Vals-les-Bains, for approximately 23,000 people. Aside from a long-year commercial activity, Aubenas has a good strategic position on the touristic field, at crossroads of a regional natural park, the zone of the Ardèche river canyon, and the start of mountains.

The chestnut industry is one testimony of the intense agricultural activity earlier in time.

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