Tauriers
Tauriers | |
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 The church and surrounding buildings in Tauriers | |
Location of Tauriers  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Largentière |
| Canton | Largentière |
| Intercommunality | Val de Ligne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Brigitte Bauland |
| Area 1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 181 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07318 /07110 |
| Elevation | 219–503 m (719–1,650 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tauriers is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Its inhabitants are called Taurierois (male) and Taurieroises (female).
History
- 1790 : Tauriers was detached from Chassiers.
- 1 December 1974 : Tauriers atached to Largentière.
- 1 January 1989 : Tauriers was re-established as an independent commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 73 | — |
| 1968 | 90 | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 147 | +63.3% |
| 1990 | 156 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 166 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 179 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 181 | +1.1% |
People linked to the commune
- Michel Sima (1912–1987), Polish sculptor, photographer and ceramicist best known for his photographic portraits of Picasso[1] and of almost all the artists of the School of Paris,[2] lived and died in Tauriers.
- Werner Reinisch (1930), painter, engraver.
- Françoise Dasque (1960), actress. Walked between 2010 and 2012 from Tauriers to China and Japan.
- Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera, (1770–1826), Marshal of the Empire, Pair de France, French soldier during Revolution and the Empire.
See also
References
- ^ Jean-Louis Andral, Pierre Daix, Picasso : la Joie de Vivre (1946–1949), Skira, 2007 p.232 to p.271
- ^ Template:Fr Erika Billeter, Michel Sima (Ateliers d'artiste), Gand, éditions Snoeck, 2008 p.201 to p.203
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