- Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay
Infobox Commune de France
nomcommune=Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Ardèche
arrondissement=Tournon-sur-Rhône
canton=Annonay-Nord
insee=07265
cp=07100
maire=Alain Archier
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Bassin d'Annonay
longitude=4.62694444444
latitude=45.2869444444
alt mini=411
alt maxi=860 m
hectares=1661
km²=16.61
sans=1223
date-sans= 2004
dens=|Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay is a commune in the
Ardèche department in southeasternFrance .The village was founded in 972. The
Deûme passes through Saint-Marcel and flows into theCance withAnnonay . Water from these rivers come from the granitic areas and is very pure. Their patent rights have been recognized for several centuries with the rise of paper mills. The paper mills of Annonay byMontgolfier-Canson formed only two groups in the 18th century fromVidalon andFaya .In 1805,
Jean-Baptiste de Montgolfier was detached from Vidalon to create a factory in Saint-Marcel. Paper production was a large contributor to the rise of the commune and was the main industry for a long period of time. The employees of paper mills were called "les usines", French forfactory and formed the integral part of their culture and life.The small commune formed only industrial and is residential today, the picturesque buildings mixed with modern buildings.
ee also
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Communes of the Ardèche department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
External links
* [http://www.cc-bassin-annonay.fr/saint-marcel Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay official website]
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