Romans sur Isère

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Country France Department Drôme Population (2012) 33,701 Area 33.08 km² Arrondissement Valence		Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Intercommunality Pays de Romans Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Wednesday 8:30 AM

Weather 8°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 76% Humidity Points of interest Musée International de la Cha, Musée de la Résistanc, hotel de clerieu, Paradikids Romans

Romans-sur-Isère ([ʁɔ.mɑ̃.syʁ.i.zɛːʁ]; Occitan: Rumans d'Isèra;Old Occitan: Romans) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Map of 26100 Romans-sur-Is%C3%A8re, France

Geography

Romans-sur-Isère is located on the Isère River, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Valence. There are more than 50,000 inhabitants in the urban area (if the neighboring town of Bourg-de-Péage is included). Romans is close to the Vercors.

Economy

Nuclear fuel manufacture (FBFC, Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible), Areva subsidiary.

Shoe manufacture (including Robert Clergerie)

History

Historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie wrote Carnaval de Romans (1980) a microhistorical study, based on the only two surviving eyewitness accounts, of the 1580 massacre of about twenty artisans at the annual carnival in the town. He treats the massacre as a microcosm of the political, social and religious conflicts of rural society in the latter half of the 16th century in France.

Sights

Collegiate church of St. Barnard

International Museum of Footwear

Tower of Jacquemart clock

Twin towns – Sister cities

Romans-sur-Isère is twinned with:

Coalville, United Kingdom

Straubing, Germany

Vardenis, Armenia

Varese, Italy

Notable people

Robert Clergerie, shoe designer

Ernest Gailly, former mayor

Jules Nadi (1872-1928) former mayor and councillor who did much to develop the city

Philippe Saint-André, rugby player and national team coach

Pierre Latour ((1993-), cyclist

References

Romans-sur-Isère Wikipedia

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