Cornas

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cornas

(2020–2026) Stéphane Lafage^[1]Area

8.33 km² (3.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,353 • Density280/km² (730/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

07070 /07130

Elevation98–492 m (322–1,614 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cornas (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnas]; Occitan: Cornàs) is a commune in the département of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. The name is Celtic for "burnt land."

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	717	—
1975	1,007	+4.97%
1982	1,563	+6.48%
1990	2,102	+3.77%
1999	2,082	−0.11%
2009	2,256	+0.81%
2014	2,228	−0.25%
2020	2,328	+0.73%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Economy

The region is famous for wine, which is designated Cornas AOC.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE