Tarare

Tarare is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies on the Turdine river, 28 miles west-northwest of Lyon by rail.

For other uses, see Tarare (disambiguation).
Tarare
Commune
The road into Tarare
Coat of arms
Location of Tarare
Tarare
Tarare
Coordinates: 45°53′49″N 4°26′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonTarare
(chef-lieu)
IntercommunalityPays de Tarare
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Bruno Peylachon
Area
1
13.99 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
10,582
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
243 69 243 /69 170
Elevation069–000 m (226–0 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Pop. (1906) 11,643.

Economy

According to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:

Tarare is the centre of a region engaged in the production of muslins, tarletans, embroidery and silk-plush, and in printing, bleaching and other subsidiary processes. Till 1756, when the manufacture of muslins was introduced from Switzerland, the town lay unknown among the Beaujolais mountains. The manufacture of Swiss cotton yarns and crochet embroideries was introduced at the end of the 18th century; at the beginning of the 19th figured stuffs, openworks and zephyrs were first produced. The manufacture of silk-plush for hats and machine-made velvets was set up towards the end of the 19th century. A busy trade is carried on in corn, cattle, linen, hemp, thread and leather.

Nearby villages

See also

References
  • INSEE
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tarare". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 416.
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  • Media related to Tarare at Wikimedia Commons


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