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 or 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.

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:

• Fellbach, Germany
• Erba, Italy

Church of St. Vincent

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

• INSEE