Nyons
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{For|the olive sometimes called Nyons|Tanche}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Nyons
|native name = {{native name|oc|Niòns}}
|commune status = Subprefecture and commune
|image = 160925-Nyons-01.jpg
|caption = A general view of Nyons
|image coat of arms = Blason Nyons.svg
|arrondissement = Nyons
|canton = Nyons et Baronnies
|INSEE = 26220
|postal code = 26110
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC des Baronnies en Drôme provençale
|demonym = Nyonsais
|coordinates = {{coord|44.3603|5.1397|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 270
|elevation min m = 234
|elevation max m = 940
|area km2 = 23.45
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|website = {{URL|https://www.nyons.com|www.nyons.com}}
}}
Nyons ({{IPA|fr|njɔ̃s}}; {{Langx|oc|Niòns}}) is a subprefecture of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2021, the commune{{clarify|which is it, a subprefecture or a commune?|date=December 2024}} had a population of 6,771.
Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Its olives have PDO status.[http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=499 Olives noires de Nyons] - Profile, EU PDO/PGI Database (Accessed 27 July 2010)
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.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|25384|Nyons }} and INSEE (1968-2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-26220#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |2700
|1800 |2724
|1806 |2744
|1821 |3040
|1831 |3397
|1836 |3208
|1841 |3251
|1846 |3450
|1851 |3590
|1856 |3633
|1861 |3653
|1866 |3611
|1872 |3623
|1876 |3579
|1881 |3222
|1886 |3534
|1891 |3349
|1896 |3611
|1901 |3638
|1906 |3514
|1911 |3507
|1921 |3150
|1926 |3157
|1931 |3246
|1936 |3500
|1946 |3576
|1954 |3637
|1962 |4270
|1968 |4982
|1975 |5607
|1982 |6061
|1990 |6353
|1999 |6723
|2007 |7109
|2012 |6632
|2017 |6793
|2020 |6737
}}
Sights
Twin cities
Nyons is twinned with:{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Manciano, Tuscany, Italy
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Nules, Castellón, Spain
- {{flagicon|Romania}} Borca, Neamț, Romania
Notable people
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- 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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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Nyons}}
{{Drôme communes}}
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Category:Populated places in pre-Roman Gaul
Category:Roman sites in France
Category:Subprefectures in France
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