Tain-l'Hermitage

Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain-l'Hermitage
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Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Hermitage
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gibert Bouchet
Area1	4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	5,917
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	26347 / 26600
Elevation	115–280 m (377–919 ft); (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tain-l'Hermitage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Geography

It is located on the left bank of the Rhône River, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche. The view from the vine-covered hill above the town has attracted many tourists, including Thomas Jefferson.^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,432	—
1800	1,410	−1.5%
1806	1,494	+6.0%
1821	1,853	+24.0%
1831	2,340	+26.3%
1836	2,338	−0.1%
1841	2,459	+5.2%
1846	2,541	+3.3%
1851	2,647	+4.2%
1856	2,726	+3.0%
1861	2,782	+2.1%
1866	2,822	+1.4%
1872	3,100	+9.9%
1876	2,860	−7.7%
1881	2,893	+1.2%
1886	3,038	+5.0%
1891	3,085	+1.5%
1896	2,928	−5.1%
1901	3,148	+7.5%
1906	3,227	+2.5%
1911	3,062	−5.1%
1921	2,938	−4.0%
1926	3,213	+9.4%
1931	3,427	+6.7%
1936	3,748	+9.4%
1946	3,913	+4.4%
1954	4,044	+3.3%
1962	5,077	+25.5%
1968	5,377	+5.9%
1975	5,563	+3.5%
1982	5,387	−3.2%
1990	5,003	−7.1%
1999	5,503	+10.0%
2008	5,917	+7.5%

Economy

A notable wine producing commune, wines include Hermitage AOC and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne. Tain-l'Hermitage is home to a large number of wineries, including Maison M. Chapoutier, Caves de Tain and Paul Jaboulet Âiné, as well as many smaller domaines.