Tain-l'Hermitage

Tain-l'Hermitage

Tain-l'Hermitage
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality Pays de l'Hermitage
Mayor Gibert Bouchet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 115–280 m (377–920 ft)
(avg. 125 m/410 ft)
Land area1 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population2 5,917  (2008)
 - Density 1,220 /km2 (3,200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 26347/ 26600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tain-l'Hermitage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

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Geography

It is located on the left bank of the Rhône River, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche.

Population

Historical population of Tain-l'Hermitage
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 1432 1410 1494 1853 2340 2338 2459 2541 2647 2726
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 2782 2822 3100 2860 2893 3038 3085 2928 3148 3227
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 3062 2938 3213 3427 3748 3913 4044 5077 5377 5563
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 5387 5003 5503 5917

Economy

A notable wine producing commune, wines include Cornas AOC and Hermitage AOC, owned by the Chapoutier family.

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

See also

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