Romans-sur-Isère
Encyclopedia
Romans-sur-Isère or Romans (Occitan: Rumans d'Isèra; Old Occitan: Romans) is a commune
in the Drôme
department in southeastern France
.
, 18 km (11.2 mi) northeast from 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
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Drôme
Drôme
Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...
department in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
Romans-sur-Isère is located on the Isère RiverIsère River
The Isère is a 286 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes région. Its source is in the Alps on the border with Italy, near the ski resort Val d'Isère. It flows into the Rhône River in Pont-de-l'Isère, a few km north of Valence...
, 18 km (11.2 mi) northeast from Valence
Valence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
. There are more than 50,000 inhabitants in the urban area (if the neighboring town of Bourg-de-Péage
Bourg-de-Péage
Bourg-de-Péage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-International relations:Bourg-de-Péage is twinned with: Schwaz, Austria Mindelheim, Germany Verbania, Italy Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain East Grinstead, United Kingdom-References:*...
is included). Romans is close to the Vercors
Vercors Plateau
The Vercors is a range of plateaux and mountains in the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps. It lies west of the Dauphiné Alps, from which it is separated by the rivers Drac and Isère...
.
Population
Economy
- Nuclear fuel manufacture (FBFC, Franco-Belge de Fabrication des CombustiblesFranco-Belge de Fabrication des CombustiblesFBFC is a nuclear fuel producing company located in Romans-sur-Isère in France and Dessel in Belgium. FBFC is a subsidiary of Areva. In Dessel work around 150 people....
), ArevaArevaAREVA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate headquartered in the Tour Areva in Courbevoie, Paris. AREVA is mainly known for nuclear power; it also has interests in other energy projects. It was created on 3 September 2001, by the merger of Framatome , Cogema and...
subsidiary. - ShoeShoeA shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function...
manufacture (including Robert Clergerie)
Sights
- Collegiate church of St. Barnard
- International Museum of Footwear
- Tower of Jacquemart clock