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Privas

 
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Coordinates: 44°44′09″N 4°35′49″E / 44.7358333333°N 4.597°E / 44.7358333333; 4.597

Commune of Privas

Coat of arms of Privas

Location
Privas is located in France
Privas
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche (préfecture)
Arrondissement Privas
Canton Privas
Intercommunality Privas Rhône et Vallées
Mayor Yves Chastan
Statistics
Elevation 200–750 m (660–2,500 ft)
(avg. 294 m/960 ft)
Land area1 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population2 9,170  (1999)
 - Density 755 /km2 (1,960 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 07186/ 07000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Privas is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Ardèche département. It is the second-smallest administrative center of any département in France, larger than only the commune of Foix. It is the fifth-largest commune in the Ardèche, behind Annonay, Aubenas, Guilherand-Granges, and Tournon-sur-Rhône.

It is the birthplace of French footballer Cyril Théréau.

Twin towns

Privas is twinned with:

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