Andance
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Andance |
| commune status | Commune |
| image | Andance.JPG |
| caption | View of Andance from Andancette, across the Rhone River and the Marc Seguin Bridge |
| arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| canton | Sarras |
| INSEE | 07009 |
| postal code | 07340 |
| mayor | Christelle Reynaud |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| intercommunality | Porte de DrômArdèche |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 128 |
| elevation min m | 121 |
| elevation max m | 363 |
| area km2 | 6.52 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes | |
| :: |
|name = Andance |commune status = Commune |image = Andance.JPG |caption = View of Andance from Andancette, across the Rhone River and the Marc Seguin Bridge |arrondissement = Tournon-sur-Rhône |canton = Sarras |INSEE = 07009 |postal code = 07340 |mayor = Christelle Reynaud |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = Porte de DrômArdèche |coordinates = |elevation m = 128 |elevation min m = 121 |elevation max m = 363 |area km2 = 6.52 |population = |population date = |population footnotes =
Andance (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Geography
Andance is located 5 km south of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon, 15 km east of Annonay, and 20 km north of Tournon-sur-Rhone. It can be accessed by the D86 road from Champagne in the north passing through the village then continuing south through the commune to Sarras. The D86B passes from the village over the Rhone to Andancette on the east bank. The D82 road also comes from Saint-Etienne-de-Valoux in the north-east to the village. There are also the small D370 road from Talencieux in the west to the village via a tortuous route and the D370B also from Talencieux to the south of the commune.
The commune has the Rhône as its entire eastern border with the Ruisseau de L'Ecoutay, the Ruisseau du Creux, the Ruisseau de Cueil, and numerous other streams flowing through the commune to the Rhone. The Conce river forms the southern border of the commune and also flows into the Rhone.
Neighbouring communes and villages
|width=auto |Centre = Andance |North = Champagne |Northeast = Anneyron |East = Andancette |Southeast = Laveyron |South = Sarras |Southwest = Talencieux |West = Saint-Cyr |Northwest = Saint-Désirat
Administration
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Mairie_Andance_2011-08-31-031.jpg" caption="The Town Hall"] ::
List of Successive Mayors ::data[format=table]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2008 | Pierre Biennier | |
| 2008 | 2014 | Irène Fourel | |
| 2014 | 2020 | Alain Delaleuf | DVG |
| 2020 | Current | Christelle Reynaud | |
| :: |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Andançois or Andançoises in French.
|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |926 |1975 |1030 |1982 |920 |1990 |1009 |1999 |984 |2007 |1119 |2012 |1150 |2017 |1185
Distribution of Age Groups
The population of the commune is significantly younger than the departmental average.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Andance and Ardèche Department in 2017 ::data[format=table]
| Andance | Ardèche | Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 14 Years | 20.8 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 16.1 | ||
| 15 to 29 Years | 17.4 | 19.3 | 14.4 | 13.0 | ||
| 30 to 44 Years | 20.6 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 16.9 | ||
| 45 to 59 Years | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 20.7 | ||
| 60 to 74 Years | 14.7 | 13.6 | 19.7 | 19.7 | ||
| 75 to 89 Years | 5.5 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 90 Years+ | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | ||
| :: |
Source: INSEE
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
- The Sarrazinière Roman Ruins (Antiquity) at Châtelet are registered as an historical monument
- Andance bridge was built in 1827 with iron wires and a central pier. The Andance bridge is the oldest suspension bridge still used today in France. It was built by Marc Seguin the brilliant inventor from Annonay. Largely destroyed during the Second World War on 30 August 1944, it was rebuilt and reopened in 1946 then underwent further changes
Religious heritage
- The Church of Our Lady of Andance (12th century) is registered as an historical monument
- A Calvary of Three Saints.
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Painting: Saint Philomena Martyred (19th century)
- A Painting: Saint Romain (1835)
- A Painting: Pope Pius IX remitting indulgences to the Andance Priest for the Saint-Barrel Chapel (19th century)
- A Painting: Crusaders bringing relics to the chapel (19th century)
- An Altar Cross (19th century)
- A Processional Cross (19th century)
- 2 Prints with frames: Stations of the Cross (19th century)
- A Reliquary (19th century)
- A Statue: Saint Barulas (19th century)
- A Statue: Black Madonna (19th century)
- A Passion Cross: Cross of Bargemen
Andance in the arts
Andance is mentioned in the poem by Louis Aragon, The conscript of a hundred villages, written as an act of clandestine intellectual resistance in 1943 during the Second World War.
References
References
- (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Andance,+France/@45.231594,4.7972276,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f53e3246258603:0x1c7ecf3b417438f4 Google Maps]
- [https://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=3698 List of Mayors of France]
- [https://www.habitants.fr/ardeche-07 Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche], habitants.fr
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-07009 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Andance (07009)]
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-07 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)]
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00116624. PA00116624 Sarrazinière Roman Ruins {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00116623. PA00116623 Church of Our Lady of Andance {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001155. PM07001155 Painting: Saint Philomena Martyred {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001154. PM07001154 Painting: Saint Romain {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001153. PM07001153 Painting: Pope Pius IX remitting indulgences to the Andance Priest for the Saint-Barrel Chapel {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001152. PM07001152 Painting: Crusaders bringing relics to the chapel {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001151. PM07001151 Altar Cross {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001150. PM07001150 Processional Cross {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001149. PM07001149 2 Prints with frames: Stations of the Cross {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001148. PM07001148 Reliquary {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001147. PM07001147 Statue: Saint Barulas {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07001146. PM07001146 Statue: Black Madonna {{in lang. fr
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM07000458. PM07000458 Passion Cross: Cross of Bargemen {{in lang. fr
- [[Louis Aragon]], ''Le Conscrit des cent villages'', published initially in ''La Diane française'', consulted in [[Pierre Seghers]], ''The Resistance and its poets: France, 1940-1945'', Paris, Seghers, 2004 (2nd edition), {{ISBN. 2-232-12242-5, p. 373-375 {{in lang. fr
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