Cornas

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{for|the wine|Cornas AOC}}

{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Cornas}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Cornas

|commune status = Commune

|image = Cornas 2007-06-16 018.jpg

|caption = The church and surroundings in Cornas

|image coat of arms = Blason Cornas.svg

|arrondissement = Tournon-sur-Rhône

|canton = Guilherand-Granges

|INSEE = 07070

|postal code = 07130

|mayor = Stéphane Lafage{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality =

|coordinates = {{coord|44.9611|4.85|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m =

|elevation min m = 98

|elevation max m = 492

|area km2 = 8.33

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Cornas ({{IPA|fr|kɔʁnas}}; {{langx|oc|Cornàs}}) is a commune in the département of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. The name is Celtic for "burnt land."

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-07070#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |717

|1975 |1007

|1982 |1563

|1990 |2102

|1999 |2082

|2009 |2256

|2014 |2228

|2020 |2328

}}

Economy

The region is famous for wine, which is designated Cornas AOC.

See also

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