Mauves

Mauves is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is about 10 km north of Valence and 75 km south of Lyon.

Mauves
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Mauves
Location of Mauves
Mauves
Mauves
Coordinates: 45°02′21″N 4°49′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonTournon-sur-Rhône
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Louis Cordola
Area
1
7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,177
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07152 /07300
Elevation113–432 m (371–1,417 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune of Mauves is located on the Ardèche shore of the banks of the Rhône, a few kilometers south of Tournon-sur-Rhône, sub-prefecture of Ardèche and capital of the canton; and about fifteen kilometers north of Valence, prefecture of Drôme.

Bordering Municipalities

Mauves is bordered by Plats to the West, Tournon-sur-Rhône to the North, La Roche-de-Glun to the East and Glun to the South.

Town planning

Typology

According to the terminology defined by INSEE and the zoning published in 2020, Mauves is an urban municipality. It actually belongs to the urban unit of Tournon-sur-Rhône, an inter-departmental agglomeration comprising 8 different municipalities and 30,213 inhabitants in 2017.

In addition, the municipality is part of the attraction area of Valence, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 71 municipalities, is categorized in areas with a population of between 200,000 to 700,000 inhabitants.[2]

History

Some people wish to situate the battle of 121 BC between the Arverni led by Bituitos and two Roman armies commanded by the consul Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus in Mauves. The location of this battle is actually on the other bank of the Rhône. Historians most often locate it near the crossroads of the Seven Paths and in the plain of Mercurol (Drôme).

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962621—    
1968663+6.8%
1975756+14.0%
1982923+22.1%
19901,027+11.3%
19991,094+6.5%
20081,151+5.2%





Demographics

The demographics of Mauves is known through population censuses carried out in the municipality since 1793. From 2006 onwards the legal populations have been published annually by Insee. The census is now based on annual collection of information, successively concerning all municipal territories over a period of five years. For municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants a census survey covering the entire populations is carried out every five years. The legal populations of the intervening years is estimated through interpolation or extrapolation.[3]

In 2018 the town had 1,180 inhabitants, and increase of 0.17% compared to 2013.

Sports

Racing Club de Mauves ( football )

The RC Mauves is an amateur football club founded in 1983. The club is chaired by Claude Regal. The club celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Base des aires d'attraction des villes 2020 | Insee". fntpvpvseeeamxmuesnedablbm--www-insee-fr.translate.goog. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. "Présentation du recensement de la population | Insee". www.insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-27.



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