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Tain-l'Hermitage (; or ), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the
Tain-l'Hermitage (; or ), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
of Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.
, southeastern France
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.
Geography
It is located on the left bank of the riverRhône
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, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône (; , before 1988: ''Tournon'') is a commune in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.
Geography
It i ...
, which is located in Ardèche
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.
Economy
A notable wine producing commune, wines includeHermitage AOC
Hermitage () is a French wine ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) in the northern Rhône (wine region), Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. It produces mostly red wine from the Syrah grape; however, small quantities of white wine ...
and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah
Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse ...
, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne
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. 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. It rapidly expanded, opening an office and store in Bordeaux
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and a château in the Médoc.
International relations
The commune is twinned with: * Fellbach,Germany
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* Erba, Italy
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Drôme department
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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References
Communes of Drôme {{Drôme-geo-stub