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Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain-l'Hermitage
	Commune
	; The town of Tain l'Hermitage and its vineyards;
	; ; Coat of arms;
	; ; Coat of arms;
	; ; ; ; Tain-l'Hermitage; ; ; ; ; Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region; ; ; ; Tain-l'Hermitage; ; ; ; ;
	Coordinates: 45°04′18″N 4°50′35″E / 45.0717°N 4.8431°E / 45.0717; 4.8431Coordinates: 45°04′18″N 4°50′35″E / 45.0717°N 4.8431°E / 45.0717; 4.8431;
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Hermitage
Government;
• Mayor .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal; (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)
Time zone	; UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	; UTC+2 (CEST)
; 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.; 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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]

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.

In 1818 the commune was the home of French wine négociant Calvet, founded by Jean-Marie Calvet. Shortly after, it expanded to Bordeaux, establishing itself in the city proper and building a château in the Médoc in 1870.^[2]

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

Fellbach, Germany

Erba, Italy

Church of St. Vincent

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%

References

INSEE

^ Jefferson's Hints to Americans Travelling in Europe, 19 June 1788. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-13-02-0173

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