Romans-sur-Isère
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Coordinates: 45°02′47″N 5°03′06″E / 45.0463888889°N 5.05166666667°E
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Commune of Romans-sur-Isère |
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  Romans-sur-Isère
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Romans |
| Mayor | Henri Berthollet (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 122–291 m (400–950 ft) (avg. 167 m/550 ft) |
| Land area1 | 33.08 km2 (12.77 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 32,667 (1999) |
| - Density | 988 /km² (2,560 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 26281/ 26100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Romans-sur-Isère or Romans (Occitan: Rumans d'Isèra[1]; Old Occitan: Romans) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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[edit] Geography
Romans-sur-Isère is twinned with Coalville and is located on the Isère River, 18 km (11 mi) northeast from Valence. There are more than 50,000 inhabitants in the urban area (if the neighboring town of Bourg-de-Péage is included). Romans is near the Vercors (20 minutes away by car).
[edit] Economy
- Nuclear fuel factory (FBFC), Areva subsidiary.
- Shoe industry (including Robert Clergerie)
[edit] Sights and shopping areas
- Collegiate church of St Barnard
- International Museum of Footwear
- Tower of Jacquemart clock
- Factory shops (textiles): Marques Avenue
- Shoe shops : Fan' Halles
[edit] Gastronomy
- Pogne of Drôme (brioche with rum and orange blossom)
- Recipe and photos of making a pogne
- Ravioles du Dauphiné (little paste square with cheese-, egg-stuffing, sometimes with flavor like goat's cheese or mushrooms)
- This region produces apricots, peaches and walnuts
There is a market in the town center on Friday and Sunday mornings where many regional products are sold, especially fruit during the summer.
[edit] Transportation
Access to the town is easy by the highway between Valence and Grenoble which is free between Valence and Romans, and also by the TGV (high-speed train). There's a TGV station between Valence and Romans, and so it takes at least two hours and twelve minutes to go from Paris to the station, and then approximately ten minutes further by car.
[edit] External links
- Town council website (in French)
- Communauté de communes du Pays de Romans website
- New Uranium Leak Found in French Areva Factory
[edit] Notes
- ^ BOUVIER Jean-Claude (1976) Les parlers provençaux de la Drôme. Étude de géographie phonétique, coll. Bibliothèque française et romane A-33, Paris: Klincksieck, pp. 445-518
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