Viviers, Ardèche

French commune
nomcommune=Viviers
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Ardèche
arrondissement=Privas
canton=Viviers
insee=07346
cp=07220
maire=François Louvet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=4.68972222222
latitude=44.4836111111
alt moy=71 m
alt mini=55 m
alt maxi=400 m
hectares=3415
km²=34,15
sans=3413
date-sans=1999
dens=99
date-dens=1999

Viviers (also, Viviers-sur-Rhône) is a commune in the "département" of Ardèche in southern France.

It is a small walled city situated on the right bank of the Rhône.

Demographics

History

Viviers became the capital of the Gaulish Helvii tribe following the decline of nearby Alba-la-Romaine.

In late Roman times, it also became a bishopric and the capital of the "pays" Vivarais. Today, it is still the see of the bishop of Ardèche.

See also

* Communes of the Ardèche department
* Diocese of Viviers

ources and external links

* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=13099 Viviers on the site of the Institut Géographique National] fr icon
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=07346&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Viviers on the site of the INSEE] fr icon
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=34393&req=Viviers Viviers on the site of the Quid] fr icon
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatProximiteCoord.php?RadLat1=0.776385477107389&RadLong1=0.0818510937861263 Communes closest to Viviers] fr icon
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=070346 Localisation de Viviers on a map of France] fr icon
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=44.4836111111111&longitude=4.68972222222222&zoom=8 Map of Viviers on Mapquest] fr icon