Tauriers
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| Coordinates: 44°33′09″N 4°16′53″E / 44.5525°N 4.2814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Largentière |
| Canton | Vallon-Pont-d'Arc |
| Intercommunality | Val de Ligne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Liliane Kolacny[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 202 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/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 (French pronunciation: [toʁje]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.[3]
History[edit]
- 1790: Tauriers was detached from Chassiers.
- 1 December 1974 : Tauriers attached to Largentière.[3]
- 1 January 1989 : Tauriers was re-established as an independent commune.[3]
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 90 | — |
| 1975 | 111 | +3.04% |
| 1982 | 147 | +4.09% |
| 1990 | 156 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 166 | +0.69% |
| 2009 | 180 | +0.81% |
| 2014 | 184 | +0.44% |
| 2020 | 200 | +1.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Its inhabitants are called Taurierois (male) and Taurieroises (female) in French.
People linked to the commune[edit]
- Michel Sima (1912–1987), Polish sculptor, photographer and ceramicist best known for his photographic portraits of Picasso[5] and of almost all the artists of the School of Paris,[6] 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Commune de Tauriers (07318), INSEE
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Jean-Louis Andral, Pierre Daix, Picasso : la Joie de Vivre (1946–1949), Skira, 2007 p.232 to p.271
- ^ Erika Billeter, Michel Sima (Ateliers d'artiste), Gand, éditions Snoeck, 2008 p.201 to p.203 (in French)
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