Tournon-sur-Rhône

Tournon-sur-Rhône is a "commune" in the Ardèche department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a "subprefecture" of the department. The city is at about to the north of Valence, the capital of the Drôme department.
History.
Tournon-sur-Rhône, with the name of Tournon, was one of the seven districts of the Ardèche department when it was created on 4 March 1790. When the "arrondissements" were created in 1800, Tournon was one of the three "arrondissements" of the department.
On 18 March 1988, the name of the city was changed from Tournon to Tournon-sur-Rhône.
Geography.
The "commune" of Tournon-sur-Rhône is on the northeastern part of the Ardèche department, on the border with the Drôme department. The city is on the right side of the Rhône river.
The "commune" has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Tournon-sur-Rhône to other cities are:
Tournon-sur-Rhône is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Montluçon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".
Population.
The inhabitants of Tournon-sur-Rhône are known, in French, as "Tournonais" (women: "Tournonaises").
With a population of 10,558, Tournon-sur-Rhône is the fourth largest city of the department and has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Administration.
Tournon-sur-Rhône is a subprefecture of the Ardèche department since 1800. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Tournon-sur-Rhône and the administrative centre () of the canton Tournon-sur-Rhône formed by 13 "communes", including Tournon-sur-Rhône, with 20,885 inhabitants .
It is part of the intercommunality "Arche Agglo", officially named as "Communauté d'agglomération Hermitage-Tournonais-Herbasse-Pays de Saint Félicien".
Sister cities.
Tournon-sur-Rhône is twinned with: