Arrondissement of Privas

The arrondissement of Privas is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Ardèche department. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Privas.

Privas
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
No. of communes66
PrefecturePrivas
Area
1,145.5 km2 (442.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
85,714
INSEE code072

History

When the Ardèche department was created on 4 March 1790, the arrondissement of Privas was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Privas is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône, to the east by the Drôme department, to the southeast by the Vaucluse department, to the south by the Gard department and to the west by the arrondissement of Arrondissement of Largentière.

It is in the southeast of Ardèche. It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department,[3] with an area of 1,159.4 square kilometres (447.6 square miles). It has 87,774 inhabitants and a density of 75.7 inhabitants/km².[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Privas, there are 3 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Bourg-Saint-Andéol, Le Pouzin and Privas. The Canton of Le Cheylard has 33 communes in the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône and 13 in Privas, the Canton of Le Teil has 13 communes in the arrondissement of Largentière and 6 in Privas, the Canton of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc has 1 commune Privas and 29 in Largentière, and the Canton of La Voulte-sur-Rhône has 9 communes in Tournon-sur-Rhône and 8 in Privas.

Communes

The arrondissement of Privas has 66 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Ajoux (07004)
  2. Alba-la-Romaine (07005)
  3. Alissas (07008)
  4. Aubignas (07020)
  5. Baix (07022)
  6. Beauchastel (07027)
  7. Beauvène (07030)
  8. Bidon (07034)
  9. Bourg-Saint-Andéol (07042)
  10. Chalencon (07048)
  11. Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux (07060)
  12. Chomérac (07066)
  13. Coux (07072)
  14. Creysseilles (07074)
  15. Cruas (07076)
  16. Dunière-sur-Eyrieux (07083)
  17. Flaviac (07090)
  18. Freyssenet (07092)
  19. Gilhac-et-Bruzac (07094)
  20. Gluiras (07096)
  21. Gourdon (07098)
  22. Gras (07099)
  23. Larnas (07133)
  24. Lyas (07146)
  25. Marcols-les-Eaux (07149)
  26. Meysse (07157)
  27. Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux (07167)
  28. Pourchères (07179)
  29. Le Pouzin (07181)
  30. Pranles (07184)
  31. Privas (07186)
  32. Rochemaure (07191)
  33. Rochessauve (07194)
  34. Rompon (07198)
  35. Saint-Apollinaire-de-Rias (07214)
  36. Saint-Bauzile (07219)
  37. Saint-Cierge-la-Serre (07221)
  38. Saint-Étienne-de-Serre (07233)
  39. Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux (07237)
  40. Saint-Jean-Chambre (07244)
  41. Saint-Julien-du-Gua (07253)
  42. Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban (07255)
  43. Saint-Julien-le-Roux (07257)
  44. Saint-Just-d'Ardèche (07259)
  45. Saint-Lager-Bressac (07260)
  46. Saint-Laurent-du-Pape (07261)
  47. Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche (07264)
  48. Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche (07268)
  49. Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon (07270)
  50. Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon (07274)
  51. Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux (07278)
  52. Saint-Montan (07279)
  53. Saint-Pierre-la-Roche (07283)
  54. Saint-Priest (07288)
  55. Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut (07295)
  56. Saint-Symphorien-sous-Chomérac (07298)
  57. Saint-Thomé (07300)
  58. Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès (07302)
  59. Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort (07303)
  60. Silhac (07314)
  61. Le Teil (07319)
  62. Valvignères (07332)
  63. Vernoux-en-Vivarais (07338)
  64. Veyras (07340)
  65. Viviers (07346)
  66. La Voulte-sur-Rhône (07349)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
07319Le Teil8,376Berg-HelvieArdèche Rhône Coiron
07186Privas8,313PrivasCA Privas Centre Ardèche
07042Bourg-Saint-Andéol7,236Bourg-Saint-AndéolLe Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
07349La Voulte-sur-Rhône5,124Rhône-EyrieuxCA Privas Centre Ardèche
07346Viviers3,788Bourg-Saint-AndéolLe Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
07066Chomérac3,040PrivasCA Privas Centre Ardèche
07076Cruas2,959Le PouzinArdèche Rhône Coiron
07181Le Pouzin2,809Le PouzinCA Privas Centre Ardèche
07264Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche2,429Bourg-Saint-AndéolLe Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
07191Rochemaure2,291Le PouzinArdèche Rhône Coiron

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique de l'Ardèche". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. "Arrondissement de Privas (072)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-148 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ardèche" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. "Arrondissement de Privas (072)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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