Donzère

Donzère is a common French, located in the department of the Drome and the area the Rhone-Alps.

It is a city of the South of Drome and located at the edge of the river the Rhone, left bank, to approximately 15 km in the south of Montélimar.

Geography

The name of the city east generally associated with the channel of Donzère-Mondragon, great artificial derivation carried out on the Rhone, but also with the procession of Donzère which marks the last true contracting of the valley of the Rhone before its course does not join the Mediterranean. The " robinet" , locality in the procession of Donzère, where the Rhone narrows because of cliffs, owes its name with a former owner terrienc, Robin Berton says Robinet.

He is generally admitted by the geographers and climatologists that the procession of Donzère, length of almost 3 km, marks the septentrional limit of the true Mediterranean climate in the valley of the Rhone in terms of sunning and cultures. Donzère marked thus a long time the Northern limit of the culture of the olive-tree, which pretense to go up, consequence of general climate warming, slightly towards north during the last years, with the height of the procession of Cruas, the north of Montélimar. As many arguments so that Donzère can be prevailed more than of others and rightly name " Carry of Provence" as well for its climate as its accent South. Enough protected from the mistral by its hills located at North, the city opens on the true plain of Tricastin where are born the cultures and the atmosphere authentically Mediterranean.

The privileged geographical location of Donzère in the valley of the Rhone (unmemorable crossing point) undoubtedly explains mainly its demographic and economic dynamism during the last years with a population from now on near to the 5000 inhabitants.

History

Donzère knew to preserve the richness of a historical past all while adapting to technology. Donzère is a true voyage in time. Discover or will redécouvrez: prehistory with the caves of the procession of Donzère, the Middle Ages with the church Saint-Philibert (MH) and the ramparts, the Rebirth with the castle, the houses old and measurements with corn, the 18th century with its elegant residences, the 19th century with the old chocolate factory of Aiguebelle and the suspended bridge known as of " Robinet" (built according to the technique of Seguin in 1847). The local history is presented to the archaeological and historical Museum Friends of the Donzère Old man.

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

caves of the procession of Donzère, of which the balsam of the Angels where was found a pin ancient
the church Saint-Philibert (XIIe century) built by Clunisiens
the ramparts, in the north of the city, with the door of Argentière and that of Font
Château Rebirth of Claude de Tournon (XVIe century), bishop of Fish ponds and prince de Donzère
Private mansion Bouvier of Tap (XVIIIe century)
old Maisons and measurements with corn
Tour of the clock
Chapelle of Combelonge
Roundtable, in the middle of wood
the old Chocolate factory of Aiguebelle, with paintings mural of New Testament due to the painter Loys Prat
the suspended bridge known as of “Tap” (built according to the technique of Seguin in 1847)
Virgin of wish built after the Second world war, on a hill overhanging the city

Donzère is famous for its stoppings, belonging to the works of Donzère-Mondragon.

Famous characters

Felix CLEMENT: painter of the XIXe century, Grand Prix of Rome.
Loys PRAT : painter of the XIXe-XXe centuries, Grand Prix of Rome, nephew of the precedent.

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