Nyons
Nyons is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. A sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status.
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Nyons is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. A sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status.
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Adrien Bertrand
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Clair Tisseur
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René Barjavel
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• Name — Nyons • Commune Status — Subprefecture and commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason Nyons.svg • Arrondissement — Nyons • Canton — Nyons et Baronnies • Insee — 26220 • Postal Code — 26110 • Mayor — Pierre Combes • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CC des Baronnies en Drôme provençale • Demonym — Nyonsais • Elevation M — 270 • Elevation Min M — 234 • Elevation Max M — 940 • Area Km2 — 23.45 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Nyons is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status.
Geography
Geography
Nyons is located close to the boundary of the Vaucluse department. The commune is situated around 70 km south of Valence, the prefecture of the Drôme department, 40 km south-east of Montélimar, 45 km north-east of Orange, and 70 km north of Avignon, the prefecture of the Vaucluse department. • Illustration — A map of the commune.
Sights
Sights
• Jardin des Arômes • Nyons Bridge
Twin cities
Twin cities
Nyons is twinned with: • Italy Manciano, Tuscany, Italy • Germany Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • Switzerland Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland • Spain Nules, Castellón, Spain • Romania Borca, Neamț, Romania
Notable people
Notable people
• Philis de La Charce (1645-1703), French war hero in the Nine Years' War. • Joseph Roumanille (1818-1891), Provençal poet, he lived in Nyons from 1843 to 1844. • Clair Tisseur (1827-1896), French architect • Adrien Bertrand (1888-1917), Novelist awarded the Prix Goncourt. • René Barjavel (1911-1985), Science fiction author.
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