Tarare
Tarare is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies on the Turdine river, 28 miles west-northwest of Lyon by rail.
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Coordinates: 45°53′49″N 4°26′02″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Rhône |
Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
Canton | Tarare (chef-lieu) |
Intercommunality | Pays de Tarare |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Bruno Peylachon |
Area 1 | 13.99 km2 (5.40 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 10,582 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 243 69 243 /69 170 |
Elevation | 069–000 m (226–0 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
Pop. (1906) 11,643.
Economy
According to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:
Tarare is the centre of a region engaged in the production of muslins, tarletans, embroidery and silk-plush, and in printing, bleaching and other subsidiary processes. Till 1756, when the manufacture of muslins was introduced from Switzerland, the town lay unknown among the Beaujolais mountains. The manufacture of Swiss cotton yarns and crochet embroideries was introduced at the end of the 18th century; at the beginning of the 19th figured stuffs, openworks and zephyrs were first produced. The manufacture of silk-plush for hats and machine-made velvets was set up towards the end of the 19th century. A busy trade is carried on in corn, cattle, linen, hemp, thread and leather.
Nearby villages
- Affoux
- L'Arbresle
- Ancy
- Le Bois-d'Oingt
- Chatillon-d'Azergues
- Dareizé
- Dième
- Lentilly
- Lozanne
- Joux
- Les Olmes
- Les Sauvages
- La Tour-de-Salvagny
- Pontcharra-sur-Turdine
- Saint-Appolinaire
- Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne
- Saint-Forgeux
- Saint-Loup
- Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé
- Saint-Romain-de-Popey
- Sarcey
- Valsonne
- Violay
See also
- Communes of the Rhône department
- Villefranche - Tarare Airport
References
- INSEE
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tarare". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 416.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.