Cornas
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."
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 The church and surroundings in Cornas | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cornas 
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| Coordinates: 44°57′40″N 4°51′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Canton | Guilherand-Granges |
| Intercommunality | Valence Major and Rhône Crussol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Élios Bernard Giné |
| Area 1 | 8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,237 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 643 | — |
| 1968 | 717 | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 1,007 | +40.4% |
| 1982 | 1,563 | +55.2% |
| 1990 | 2,102 | +34.5% |
| 1999 | 2,082 | −1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,255 | +8.3% |
Economy
The region is famous for wine, which is designated Cornas AOC.
See also
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