Nyons
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Nyons ( ; ) is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status.
Nyons ( ; ) is a commune of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status.
Geography
Nyons is located close to the boundary of the Vaucluse department. The commune is situated around 70 km south of Valence, the prefecture of the Drôme department, 40 km south-east of Montélimar, 45 km north-east of Orange, and 70 km north of Avignon, the prefecture of the Vaucluse department.
Population
Sights
Jardin des Arômes Nyons Bridge
Twin cities
Nyons is twinned with: Manciano, Tuscany, Italy Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland Nules, Castellón, Spain Borca, Neamț, Romania
Notable people
Philis de La Charce (1645-1703), French war hero in the Nine Years' War. Joseph Roumanille (1818-1891), Provençal poet, he lived in Nyons from 1843 to 1844. Clair Tisseur (1827-1896), French architect Adrien Bertrand (1888-1917), Novelist awarded the Prix Goncourt. René Barjavel (1911-1985), Science fiction author.
See also
Baronnies Communes of the Drôme department
References
External links
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