Ardèche
Ardèche (French pronunciation: [aʁdɛʃ] ⓘ; Occitan: Ardecha, pronounced [aɾˈdet͡ʃɔ]; Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019. Its prefecture is in Privas, but its largest city is Annonay.
Ardèche
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Ardèche in France | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Privas |
| Subprefectures | Largentière Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Olivier Amrane (LR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,529 km2 (2,135 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 331,415 |
| • Rank | 73rd |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 07 |
| Largest city | Annonay |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 335 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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