Nyons
Subprefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Nyons (French pronunciation: [njɔ̃s]; Occitan: Niòns) is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
Nyons
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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 Location of Nyons | |
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| Coordinates: 44°21′37″N 5°08′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Nyons et Baronnies |
| Intercommunality | CC des Baronnies en Drôme provençale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Combes[1] |
Area 1 | 23.45 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,816 |
| • Density | 290.7/km2 (752.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nyonsais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26220 /26110 |
| Elevation | 234–940 m (768–3,084 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| Website | www.nyons.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department.[3] Its olives have PDO status.[4]
Geography
Nyons is located close to the boundary of the Vaucluse department.
The commune is situated around 70 km south of Valence, the prefecture of the Drôme department, 40 km south-east of Montélimar, 45 km north-east of Orange, and 70 km north of Avignon, the prefecture of the Vaucluse department.
Population
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Sights
Twin cities
Nyons is twinned with:[citation needed]
Notable people
- Philis de La Charce (1645-1703), French war hero in the Nine Years' War.
- Joseph Roumanille (1818-1891), Provençal poet, he lived in Nyons from 1843 to 1844.
- Clair Tisseur (1827-1896), French architect
- Adrien Bertrand (1888-1917), Novelist awarded the Prix Goncourt.
- René Barjavel (1911-1985), Science fiction author.
