Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Saint -Paul -Trois -Châteaux is a municipality in the south of France, in the department of Drôme. The city is with 8707 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) the capital of the canton of Saint -Paul -Trois -Châteaux.

Geography

Saint -Paul -Trois -Châteaux is located in the Provence part of the Drôme Provençale, it is located in the extreme south. To the west is a side channel of the Rhône and the nuclear power plant Tricastin. In the east and south of the site is surrounded by wooded or cultivated hills.

Etymology

Originally called the town of Saint -Paul -en- Tricastin. Later Tricastin was seen as Latin expression for Trois -Châteaux ( three locks).

Demographics

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint -Paul -Trois -Châteaux

  • The Notre Dame Cathedral was built in the 12th century and is an example of the coined by the ancient Romanesque architecture in Provence.

Twinning

  • Eltmann, Germany (since 1975)
  • Trecate, Italy ( since 2003)

Sports

Saint -Paul -Trois -Châteaux was 2011 and 2012, the starting point of a stage of the Tour de France.

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Nyons Cantons of France Postal codes in France Tricastin Nuclear Power Center Classical antiquity
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