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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Adrien Bertrand
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Clair Tisseur
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René Barjavel
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Nyons • Commune Status — Subprefecture and commune • 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
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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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Commune de Nyons, INSEE
- 3.Olives noires de Nyons - Profile, EU PDO/PGI Database (Accessed 27 July 2010)
- 4.Cassini-Ehess 25384 Nyons
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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