Annonay

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Annonay is a historic town in the Ardèche department of southeastern France, known as the birthplace of the Montgolfier brothers and early hot air balloon flight.

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Annonay canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
areaSquareKilometres 21.20
climateType temperate climate with continental influences
country France
demonym Annonéens
departmentCode 07
departmentSeatOf none (prefecture is Privas)
distanceToLyonKilometresApprox 75
distanceToValenceKilometresApprox 45
elevationMaxMeters 646
elevationMinMeters 270
hasCulturalEvent annual hot air balloon festival
hasCulturalSite Montgolfier museum
hasTwinTown Backnang
Barge
Chelmsford
Piatra Neamț
Singen
Zamość
historicalEvent first public demonstration of a hot air balloon in 1783
historicRegion former province of Vivarais
INSEECODE 07010
isPartOf arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône
canton of Annonay-1
canton of Annonay-1
surface form: canton of Annonay-2
isSubprefecture no
knownFor birthplace of the Montgolfier brothers
early hot air balloon flight
locatedIn Ardèche department
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
southeastern France
locatedNearRiver Rhône River
surface form: Rhône
locatedNorthOf Privas
locatedOnRiver Cance
locatedSouthOf Lyon
notablePersonBornHere Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier
populationRange between 15,000 and 20,000 inhabitants
postalCode 07100
primaryEconomicActivities leather industry
mechanical engineering
paper industry
region Vivarais
roadConnection D121
D820
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Chelmsford hasTwinTown Annonay
Ardèche hasMajorTown Annonay
Vivarais (Latin: Vivariensis) contains Annonay
subject surface form: Vivarais
Chelmsford, Essex, England hasTwinTown Annonay
subject surface form: Chelmsford