Ardèche (Department, France)

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Administrative data

Code: 07
Region: Rhône-Alpes
Traditional province: Languedoc
Bordering departments: Drôme, Gard, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Lozère, Vaucluse

Area: 5,529 km²
Population (1995): 282,900 inhabitants

Préfecture: Privas
Sous-préfectures: Largentière, Tournon
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 33 cantons, 338 communes.

The department is named after the river Ardèche (120 km), tributary of Rhône.