Romans-sur-Isère (; Occitan: ''Rumans d'Isèra''; Old Occitan: ''Romans'') is a

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in the Drôme department in southeastern

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Geography

Romans-sur-Isère is located on the Isère, 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.

Population

Economy

* Nuclear fuel manufacture (FBFC, Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible),

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subsidiary. *

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manufacture (including Robert Clergerie)

History

*Historian

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie Emmanuel Bernard Le Roy Ladurie (, born 19 July 1929) is a French historian whose work is mainly focused upon Languedoc in the ''Ancien Régime'', particularly the history of the peasantry. One of the leading historians of France, Le Roy Ladurie h ...

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. *On 18 July 2017, the town was the end point for Stage Sixteen of the Tour De France. *On 4 April 2020, two people were killed and five wounded in a knife attack, in what the interior minister called a terrorist incident. Prosecutors said the suspect was a Sudanese refugee in his 30s who lived in the town.

Sights

* Collegiate Church of Saint-Barnard *International Museum of Footwear *Tower of Jacquemart clock romanscollegiale

Twin towns - sister cities

Romans-sur-Isère is twinned with: *

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, England, United Kingdom * Corsano, Italy * Straubing, Germany * Varese, Italy * Zadar, Croatia *

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, Czech Republic

Notable people

* Hippolyte Charles (1773-1837), lover of Joséphine Bonaparte * Robert Clergerie, shoe designer *

Érik Comas Érik Gilbert Comas (born 28 September 1963) is a French former Formula One driver. He was French Formula 3 champion in 1988, and then Formula 3000 champion in 1990, after scoring the same number of points as Jean Alesi in 1989, but losing on a ...

(1963-), former Formula One driver * Pierre Latour (1993-), cyclist * Jules Nadi (1872-1928), former mayor and councilor who did much to develop the city * Baptiste Reynet, professional footballer *

Philippe Saint-André Philippe Georges Saint-André (; born 19 April 1967) is a former French rugby union footballer and currently the manager of Top 14 side Montpellier. He earned 69 test caps for France between 1990 and 1997. His preferred position was wing but he ...

, rugby player and national team coach * Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally, general of Irish Jacobite ancestry

References

External links

Town council website

Communauté de communes du Pays de Romans website

* Communes of Drôme Dauphiné {{Drôme-geo-stub