Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain l'Hermitage, before 1920 Tain, a commune with 5822 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Drôme ( Rhône- Alpes), about 80 kilometers south of Lyon, on the Rhône. The river is here spanned by the suspension bridge Passerelle Marc Seguin that connects Tain l'Hermitage with the opposite Tournon -sur -Rhône. The small town lives mainly on the production of wine and increasingly from tourism.
Location and transport
Tain l'Hermitage is located on the A7 motorway, between Lyon and Marseille with its own exit and along the national road RN 7. The town has a railway station on the Paris- Marseille and a pier for passenger shipping.
History
Tain evolved from the Celtic settlement Tegna (later Tinctum ) on the highway between the Mediterranean and central Europe. The settlement was surrounded by a city wall, from today until the Batie- gate is obtained. From the Roman period also saw the ADRET Tower, then built as a weapons depot and the bull sacrifice altar from the year 184 AD Originally, there was the sacrificial stone near the temple of Hercules. After his removal he was buried. A hermit finally found him again and sold it to an Englishman. The removal was prevented by two city consuls for installation on the Place Taurobole attended instead on the main road and let him put under monument protection.
In the 12th century Tain fief was the Dauphin of Viennois. Here, in the former building of the Notre Dame de Tain the wedding of the Dauphin and future King Charles V with Joan of Bourbon took place in 1350.
Economy
Great importance is the wine - so Tain received in 1920 as an addition to the town name, the name Hermitage after its most famous location. Tain l' Hermitage is a wine cooperative headquarters and several large trading houses. In addition to the Hermitage and Crozes -Hermitage wines of the variety and Saint -Joseph are generated. Every year there will be a wine fair in February. Tain is also the center of the fruit production in the Rhone valley. Beyond the region, the chocolate industry ( Valrhona ) is important.
Structures ( selection)
- Notre Dame de Tain, a Catholic church built in 1838. It was established as the second construction of a new built in the 10th century church. The first new church building was built after the religious wars in the 16th century. The steeple was added in 1865 and is equipped with a peal of 13 bronze bells.
- St. Christophe It was built in 1100 at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to the god Hercules and belonged to the monastery of Saint -André- le- bas of Vienne. Users were hermits, one of which is derived the name of the hill as the Hermitage. 1861-1864 it was replaced by a new building. A family Jaboulet bought the building in 1919 and left it in 1980 totally rebuild. The small chapel stands on the hill overlooking the Rhone Hermitage, in the Ardèche mountains and the foothills.
- Salt storage It was built on the orders of Charles VII in 1550. Here henceforth had all salt supplies for the Dauphiné are stored and a salt tax was levied. This created a new branch of industry, and the city could develop economically. As memory the building lost its meaning in 1630, however, the regent of the town of Tain granted discounts on purchase of the required mainly for farming salt.
- Footbridge (1849 ) by Marc Seguin across the river to Tournon -sur -Rhone,
- Museum of the new École de Paris
- Town hall The first administrative building of the town of Tain was built in 1807. 1840 received two additional wing and in 1972 rebuilt in its present form.
Management and twinning
First Mayor was Louis de Larnage ( 1849-1863 ). During his tenure, the embankments were built, moved the drinking water line for residents and installed a gas light. Since 1995, Gilbert Bouchet is mayor.
Cities partnerships with
- Fellbach in Germany
- Erba in Italy
Sons of the city
- Friol Émile (1881-1916), cyclist