Cornas

Cornas
Commune
The church and surroundings in Cornas

Coat of arms
Cornas
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Cornas
Coordinates: 44°57′40″N 4°51′00″E / 44.9611°N 4.85°E / 44.9611; 4.85Coordinates: 44°57′40″N 4°51′00″E / 44.9611°N 4.85°E / 44.9611; 4.85
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton Guilherand-Granges
Intercommunality Valence Major and Rhône Crussol
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Élios Bernard Giné
Area1 8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,255
  Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 07070 /07130
Elevation 98–492 m (322–1,614 ft)

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.

Cornas is a commune in the département of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. The name is Celtic for "burnt land."

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962643    
1968717+11.5%
19751,007+40.4%
19821,563+55.2%
19902,102+34.5%
19992,082−1.0%
20082,255+8.3%

Economy

The region is famous for wine, which is designated Cornas AOC.

See also

References

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