Peyrins

Peyrins is a commune with 2416 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Drôme in the Rhône -Alpes; it belongs to the district of the canton of Valence and Romans- sur -Isère -1.

History

Earlier spellings of the name were: Pairanium (11th century), Pairinum (13th century), Payranum / Payrinum (15th century)

Attractions

  • The ruins of the destroyed Château du Roux on a rock above the village, 1580
  • The Castle Le Gâtelet (17th century), private collection
  • The Sallemard castle, the King Henry IV in 1606 Soffrey de salignon for his participation in the Edict of Nantes of 1598 gave.
  • La Mèche, a fortified house dating from the 17th century
  • The church of Saint -Ange ( Monument historique ) in the same district
  • The Chapel of Saint -Roch
  • The moth on a natural sandstone hill

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Nathalie Arthaud (* 1970), Speaker of the Trotskyist Left Party Workers Struggle
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