Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain-l'Hermitage (tɛ̃ lɛʁmitaʒ; Tinh de l'Ermitatge or Tenh de l'Ermitatge), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department of Drôme, southeastern France.
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• Name — Tain-l'Hermitage • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Valence • Canton — Tain-l'Hermitage • Insee — 26347 • Postal Code — 26600 • Mayor — Xavier Angéli • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Arche Agglo • Elevation M — 125 • Elevation Min M — 115 • Elevation Max M — 280 • Area Km2 — 4.85 • Population Demonym — Tinois(e) or Tainois(e) • Illustration — Church of St. Vincent
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Tain-l'Hermitage is a place documented in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Tain-l'Hermitage as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Tain-l'Hermitage as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as the administrative unit of Tain-l'Hermitage. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Drôme as the administrative unit of Tain-l'Hermitage. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as the administrative region of Tain-l'Hermitage. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Tain-l'Hermitage. The area of Tain-l'Hermitage is 468.1 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 26600 for Tain-l'Hermitage.
Geography
Geography
It is located on the left bank of the river Rhône, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche. The view from the vine-covered hill above the town has attracted many tourists including, in 1788, future American President Thomas Jefferson.
Economy
Economy
A notable wine producing commune, wines include Hermitage AOC and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne. Tain-l'Hermitage is home to a large number of wineries, including Maison M. Chapoutier, Caves de Tain and Paul Jaboulet Âiné, as well as many smaller domaines. In 1818 the commune was the home of French wine négociant Calvet, founded by Jean-Marie Calvet. It rapidly expanded, opening an office and store in Bordeaux and a château in the Médoc.
International relations
International relations
The commune is twinned with: • Fellbach, Germany • Erba, Italy
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Jefferson's Hints to Americans Travelling in Europe, 19 June 1788. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-13-02-0173
- 3.Wine-Searcher. Human race only please . www.wine-searcher.com.
- 4.Cassini-Ehess 36999 Tain-l'Hermitage
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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