Loriol-sur-Drôme

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

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Tourism

  • Museum of Strange, property of the painter max Manent, this museum gathers incongruous collections: old pipes, rare musical instruments, épinglettes, African art, old posters, humorous objects…
  • Tourist office: 97 av de la République - http://www.loriol-tourisme.com

Sports

Loriol has many sporting clubs:

  • Gymnastic: Group Omnisport Loriolais (G.O.L.)

  • Rugby: Friendly Sporting Loriolaise (A.S.L.)
  • Tennis:
  • Twirling-Stick:
  • Handball: HandBall Club Loriol (H.B.C.L)

Culture

  • House for All: 12, avenue de la République
  • Company of theater: Theater of the Room, 10 avenue Général de Gaulle. Teaching, formation, workshops as from 8 years. Artistic director Edouard Martini.
  • Association Brok' N Zik, chips vacuum-attic third Sunday of the month, with an aim of offering a scene to regional musical groups. Internet site http://www.broknzik.info

Events

  • November 29th 2002: tragic accident on the highway A7, a car strikes Sapeurs-pompiers in intervention, causing five dead.

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

  • Jacques Ladegaillerie, money medal-holder in Fencing (Sword Man) with the Olympic Games of summer of 1972 (Munich)
  • Renaud Vignal, Ambassador of France
  • Etienne Martin, sculptor
  • Guillaume Gille, World champion of handball in 2001 and champion of Europe in 2006 with the team of France
  • Bertrand Gille, World champion of Handball in 2001 (elected official better pivot of the World 2001), better player of world in 2003 and champion of Europe in 2006.

See too

  • Common of Drome

External bonds

  • Loriol.com, official site of the commune
  • Loriol-sur-Drôme on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Loriol-sur-Drôme on the site of INSEE
  • Loriol-sur-Drôme on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Loriol-sur-Drôme on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Loriol-sur-Drôme on Mapquest
  • asl-usc-xv.com, official site of the Rugby of Loriol

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