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{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Annonay
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Annonay_(Ardèche).svg
|image              = Annonay, vue générale.JPG
|caption            = Annonay, view from the Aygas rise
|arrondissement     = Tournon-sur-Rhône
|canton             = [[Canton of Annonay-1|Annonay-1]], [[Canton of Annonay-2|Annonay-2]]
|INSEE              = 07010
|postal code        = 07100
|mayor              = Simon Plenet<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   = [[Annonay Rhône Agglo]]
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|elevation m        = 358
|elevation min m    = 270
|elevation max m    = 746
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|population_demonym = Annonéens ''(m)''<br>Annonéennes ''(f)''<ref>[https://www.habitants.fr/ardeche-07 Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche], habitants.fr</ref>
}}

'''Annonay''' ({{IPA|fr|anɔnɛ}}; {{langx|oc|Anonai}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] and largest city in the north of the [[Ardèche]] department in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] region of southeastern [[France]]. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the capital which is the smaller town of [[Privas]]. Other communes in the Ardèche department are [[Aubenas]], [[Guilherand-Granges]], and [[Tournon-sur-Rhône]].

==Geography==
The commune consists of the city of Annonay and the hamlets of Vissenty, Chatinais, and Boucieu. With residential development, these four entities have merged into one today. Further away is the hamlet of Toissieu.

Annonay was built over several small hills at the confluence of the rivers [[Cance]] (Canse) and [[Deûme]] (Deôme).{{sfnp|EB|1878}} Annonay is a crossroads of trade routes: from the Rhône Valley to the region of [[Saint-Étienne]] (east-west) and from Lyon to south of the [[Massif Central]] (north-south). It is located {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Lyon]], {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} south-west of [[Saint-Rambert-d'Albon]], and {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} north-west of [[Saint-Vallier, Drôme|Saint-Vallier]] at the foot of the mountains of [[Vivarais]] just {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on|sp=us}} west of the river [[Rhône]]. Access to the commune is by the D121 from [[Davezieux]] in the north-east passing through the commune and the city and continuing to [[Villevocance]] in the south-west. There is also the D578 from the city to [[Quintenas]] in the south and the D206 to [[Saint-Marcel-les-Annonay]] in the north. There are also the D371 and the D370 in the east of the commune.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Annonay,+France/@45.2449034,4.6419135,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f5125f2892b895:0x4093cafcbeb9520 Google Maps]</ref>

The geology consists mainly of grey or light orange [[leucogranite]] and [[orthogneiss]] rich in  [[biotite]], [[sillimanite]], and [[cordierite]] with alternating bands of [[felsic]] and [[mafic]] material. The escarpment of Annonay is surrounded by plateaux and gentle hills used for cultivating [[Cherry|cherries]], [[apricot]]s, [[apple]]s, [[pear]]s, and other crops. A reservoir created by damming the Ternay River north-west of the town provides water for industrial and domestic use. The highest point of the town at {{convert|746|m|sp=us}} is located near a place called "Sagne Ronde"; the lowest point at {{convert|270|m|sp=us}} is the bed of the Cance near the ruins of the "Mill Baru". The Montmiandon overlooking the city, rises to {{convert|679|m|sp=us}} above sea level.

{{Geographic location
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|Centre    = Annonay 
|North     = [[Boulieu-les-Annonay]]
|Northeast = [[Davezieux]]
|East      = [[Saint-Cyr, Ardèche|Saint-Cyr]]
|Southeast = [[Vernosc-les-Annonay]]
|South     = [[Roiffieux]]
|Southwest = [[Villevocance]]
|West      = [[Burdignes]]
|Northwest = [[Saint-Marcel-les-Annonay]]
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{{anchor|Toponymy|Etymology}}

==Name==
The origin of the name of the town has numerous hypotheses. One of these suggests that ''Annonay'' comes from ''{{lang|la|Annoniacum}}'' meaning the domain of an "Annonius", a rich [[Ancient Romans|Roman]] who lived there.<ref name="anno">Municipal Bulletin municipal of the city of Annonay: a little history. 1982 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Another explanation is that ''Annonay'' came from the presence of a food store of the ''{{lang|la|[[praefectus annonae]]}}''. In any case, the site of the city has been occupied since [[classical antiquity|antiquity]]. [[Roman coins]] and medals were found during the digging of the Rue Malleval in 1851.

==History==

===Middle Ages===
[[File:Annonay, clocher de la chapelle de Trachin..JPG|thumb|Bell Tower of the Trachin Chapel]]

The first written mention of Annonay dates from 403. A chronicle of archives in [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]] characterized the city as a small town "built by poor unclothed workers lost in the mountains of Haut-Vivarais".

A manuscript which has now disappeared, ''History of Annonay'' by P. Bartholomew Popon stated that Evance, Bishop of Vienne, had built on the site of Liberty Square a church dedicated to Saint-Mary or Our Lady in 584.

A charter of 790 ("The statutes of the Church of [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]]"), confirmed in 805, extracted from the [[cartulary]] of the Church of Vienne and quoted Annonay as the seat of a rural [[archpriest]].

In the 13th and early 14th centuries, the small town of Annonay was an important step on the road of pilgrimage to the Virgin of [[Puy-en-Velay]]. In witness to this hostelries for [[pilgrims]], five [[monasteries]] including the Saint-Clair Convent, one [[Cordelier]], and two priories one of which was the Chapel of Trachin.

The family ''de Roussillon'' dominated the region. One of its members, Guillaume de Roussillon, participated in the [[Crusades]]. From 1288 a charter was signed between the city and the Lord of Annonay. This granted some autonomy to the city: in particular the right to levy taxes.

In 1342 or 1347, Annonay suffered the [[Black Death]] which raged in Europe. A large part of the population was decimated. From 1365 two consuls were responsible for the city.

During the 15th century, Annonay affirmed itself as a commercial crossroads: exporting its wine, trading between the valley of the [[Rhône]], the [[Dauphiné]] and the mountain by mule, the tannery developed using the waters of the Deume. The city, built on a rocky outcrop located between two rivers, was defended by the castle of Roussillon in the south and two [[fortified houses]]: in the north Maleton and in the west Du Peloux. A line of ramparts ringed all. The suburbs grew towards the Champ de Mars along the banks of the Cance and Deume. The relative prosperity however attracted [[thieves]], [[highwaymen]], and [[mercenaries]]. During the [[Hundred Years War]] the city strengthened its fortifications with watchtowers, such as the so-called Martyrs Tower. The walls were pierced by gates to control the entrance and exit to the city. There are written references to the Deume, Cance, and Champ entrances, to mention only the most important.

In 1487 the city had fourteen churches or chapels for about two thousand inhabitants. At the center of town was the parish Church of Notre Dame to which was attached a college of [[canon law (Catholic Church)|canons]] of the [[order of Saint-Ruf]]. Until the [[Wars of Religion]] clerics represented up to half of the population.

===Modern times (16th and 17th centuries)===
[[File:Annonay, place Grenette.JPG|thumb|The Place Grenette]]
In 1524 Annonay was attached to the domain of the King of France in the wake of the revolt by the [[Charles III, Duke of Bourbon|Constable of Bourbon]]: his property, which included Annonay, was confiscated. The country was then dominated by the ''Lévis-Ventadour'', the ''Rohan-Soubises'' etc.

====Wars of Religion====
{{Main|French Wars of Religion}}

During this period Annonay had 3,500 inhabitants. The districts of Cance and Deume were neglected by the wealthy in favor of the Place Vielle (Old Square – now the Place de la Liberté or Liberty Square), Place Grenette, Rue des Forges (formerly Main Street and today Rue Franki Kramer).<ref name="anno" />

Annonay adopted [[Protestantism]] before [[Geneva]]. From 1528 a [[Franciscan]] friar, ''Etienne Machopolis'' – who had heard [[Martin Luther]] preach in [[Saxony]], spread the new ideas. In 1539 two merchants from Annonay were burned alive for spreading the ideas of Luther. It was the excesses of the clergy that pushed people into the arms of the [[Reformation]]. Moreover, in the region Protestants such as the Benay family had developed the culture of silkworms and protected the Italian artisans who came to develop the silk mills.

Annonay, when in the hands of Protestants, was taken for the first time in 1562 by the Catholic troops of Christophe of [[Saint-Chamond, Loire|Saint-Chamond]], Lord of [[Thorrenc]] and [[Andance]]. The city was retaken at the end of 1562 by the Protestants led by Jean de Saint-Romain, his own brother. Saint-Romain and his troops destroyed the Catholic places of worship in Annonay except for the Trachin Chapel which became a Protestant temple. On 10 January 1563 three thousand Catholics commanded by Saint-Chamond dislodged them from Annonay. The city was sacked in five days. The Edict of Amboise (March 1563) restored peace by giving Protestants freedom of worship in [[bailiwick]]s such as Annonay. To this misfortune was added another: plague broke out in 1564.

In 1568 the Protestants of Saint-Romain seized Annonay and slaughtered the college of Notre Dame. A few months later, in September, Catholics, under the command of Saint-Chamond, retook the city again. The troops of Saint-Romain reverted to the masters of Annonay on 17 July 1574. The houses of Cance and Bourgville districts were razed and the ramparts ruined, college and various Annonay chapels were completely destroyed except the Trachin Chapel. From 1574 the Protestant Lord Jean de Fay of Virieu was sent by [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] to negotiate peace between Catholics and Protestants. A compromise was found in the castle of La Condamine: the Protestant lord was responsible for controlling the locations in the region which were disarmed. An edict of pacification was granted in 1577. The city then had a long period of peace but in the short term trade and industry were destroyed. The city, in ruins, had only 300 [[feu fiscal|fires]]  or about 1500 inhabitants. Religious orders were expelled. In 1583, 1584, and 1585, poor harvests caused inflation, food shortages, and famine. Plague wreaked havoc in Upper Vivarais.

With the signing of the [[Edict of Nantes]] the city regained prosperity. At the end of the 16th century thirty tanneries were located on the banks of the Deume and Cance, attracted by the quality of their waters and the prosperous farms nearby. The tanneries grew. There were 11 Tanners and 4 Dressers in 1590; there were 20 and 37 respectively in 1704.<ref>National Archives, Paris {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

===17th–18th centuries===
[[File:Early flight 02562u (2).jpg|thumb|The first flight of the balloon of the Montgolfier brothers]]

Catholicism became the new majority in the capital of Upper Vivarais due to the massive influx of foreign population. Reconstruction of the Church of Notre Dame was undertaken with a constrained budget. Meanwhile, the Trachin Chapel, the only intact religious building, became the parish church. A Protestant church was built in the district of the Place Saint-Ursula. In September 1601 Annonay received a visit by the future Saint [[Francis de Sales]] and a little later from the future Saint [[John Francis Regis]]. The reconstruction of the city was characterized by the arrival of new religious communities and the creation of educational institutions such as the Convent of Santa Maria. A new hospital, joining the medieval structures of Notre-Dame La Belle and Notre-Dame de  l'Aumône was created on 16 March 1686 at the Champ-de-Mars.

In 1685 the [[revocation of the Edict of Nantes]] affected Annonay. Protestants who were at that time 50% of the population<ref>''Dictionary of Administrative and demographic history'', vol. Ardèche d'Alain Molinier, Édition du CNRS, 1976 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> had to choose between exile, abjuration, or to continue practicing their religion in secret. The Protestants were mostly artisans, manufacturers, wine-growers, and traders.<ref>Vauban, ''Memoir on the Huguenots'' {{in lang|fr}}</ref> A century later a census showed that there were only 7% Protestants mostly from the upper classes.<ref>Departmental Archives of Ardèche: ''Enumeration of citizens attached to the protestant religion Year X'' (1801) {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

The paper industry was started in Annonay in the 17th century with the [[Montgolfier]] brothers, [[Papermaking|papermakers]] originating from [[Auvergne (province)|Auvergne]], installed at Vidalon-lès-Annonay (today a hamlet in the commune of [[Davézieux]]). The Johannots, another Auvergne family, had been settled in Faya since 1634. Attracted to the water quality, the driving force of the rivers, and the abundance of raw materials (rags), they imported technological innovations from [[Holland]]: e.g. the Dutch pile.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

In the maze of streets and small squares of Annonay, there was progress with the commissioning in 1726 of four public fountains fed by captive water sources.

In 1780 industrial production was booming: 25,000 cow hides and 500,000 sheep skins were processed by the tanneries. Paper mills produced 300 [[metric ton|tons]] of paper. This success did not go smoothly: the employment in great numbers of the best workers by Montgolfier caused a scarcity of labor and demands for wage increases. There was a strike for two months in the Vidalon Workshop in late 1781 after a long period of tension between the employer and his employees, the first lost the best of his workforce through his intransigent attitude<ref>Jean Nicolas, ''The French Rebellion: popular movements and social conscience, 1661–1789'', Paris: Gallimard, 2008. Collection ''Folio'', {{ISBN|978-2-07-035971-4}}, p. 461 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> at a time when fights between ''gavots'' and journeymen were common.<ref>Jean Nicolas, ''The French Rebellion: popular movements and social conscience, 1661–1789'', Paris: Gallimard, 2008. Collection ''Folio'', {{ISBN|978-2-07-035971-4}}, p. 519 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

In 1781, the term [[Bailiwick|Bailiage]] was changed to ''Sénéchaussée''.

On 14 December 1782, thanks to [[Montgolfier brothers|Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier]], the first balloon rose above Vidalon-lès-Annonay. It consisted of a large [[paper bag]] lined with cloth placed over a fire of wet straw and wool. It remained however a private experience: the first public official flight in a hot air balloon took place on 4 June 1783 at Annonay, or precisely from the Place des Cordeliers – in front of a chosen public: the Members of State particularly of Vivarais. Several other inventions are credited to [[Joseph Montgolfier]]: the [[hydraulic ram]], the method of manufacture of [[Wove paper]] and filter paper, called joseph paper.

Annonay developed through trade. It benefited from an improved road network (even if it was as a result of the revolt of [[camisards]]).<ref name="Archives municipales d'Annonay">Municipal Archives of Annonay</ref> In 1787 Annonay had 130 merchants for about 7,000 inhabitants. Among them: 11 drapers, 11 clothiers, 26 grocers, 3 goldsmiths, 26 shoe merchants, and 28 tailors.<ref name="Archives municipales d'Annonay"/> At the same time, the Catholic parish of the city was headed by a priest-archpriest, and vicars. The college of [[canon law (Catholic Church)|canons]] was composed of the prior and twelve canons. The monastery of the [[Poor Clares]] had twelve nuns and two lay sisters, the Convent of Santa Maria had thirty nuns and four lay sisters. Adding to this religious presence was the pastor of the Protestant community.

===French Revolution===
The [[French Revolution]] started down this organization. The region was characterized by a wave of dechristianization which caused a certain spirit of resistance among the Catholic and Protestant populations. [[Reign of Terror|The Terror]] made victims such as Pierre-François Dulau-Dallemand, the pastor of [[Saint-Julien-Vocance]]; Bartholomew Montblanc, Vicar at [[Givors]] hidden around Annonay, and the priests of Rouville, Bac-et-Guards, and former Jesuits. To them must be added the three Sisters of Saint-Joseph from the community of [[Vernosc-lès-Annonay]].

The representatives of Annonay, while being very favorable to the new order, adopted a moderate attitude. This moderation was well illustrated by the personality of the lawyer [[François-Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas|Boissy d'Anglas]], closely linked to the [[Girondins]]. [[André Joseph Abrial]], a native of Annonay, became Minister of Justice and was an author of the [[Civil Code]] (''Code Napoleon'').

===19th century===
[[File:Statue des frères Montgolfier.jpg|thumb|Statue of the Montgolfier brothers (1883–1885)]]

During the first half of the 19th century, the need for an industrial workforce for paper-making and leather at Annonay attracted population from the surrounding countryside. The number of inhabitants doubled from 5,550 in 1801 to 11,398 in 1846 (it would reach 18,445 inhabitants in 1866). The physiognomy of the city changed with the rapid development or opening of new shopping streets (Rues Sadi Carnot, [[Montgolfier]], [[François-Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas|Boissy d'Anglas]], [[Tournon-sur-Rhône|Tournon]], [[Melchior de Vogue]]). A new city hall was built in a developing area.

In 1822, the [[Congregation of St. Basil]], a Catholic order of priests was founded in the town.

On 26 February 1848, the city workers violently showed their support for the revolutionary Parisians (during February 1848), including the stoning of houses belonging to notable people. The army maintained order.<ref>Éric Darrieux, [http://rives.revues.org/document97.html ''The reception in the villages of Ardèche of the Second Republic''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828180620/http://rives.revues.org/document97.html |date=28 August 2008 }}, in ''Rives nord-méditerranéennes, Paysans et pouvoirs local, le temps des révolutions'', read online 22 July 2005, consulted on 10 December 2008 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

With demographic pressure, the size of the existing infrastructure including the sole Catholic church did not allow proper welcoming of new residents to the faith. Two new churches were built: Saint-Francis and Saint-Joseph. Around the city, about a kilometer or two new town houses were built in the image of the ''Domain of Marc Seguin'' or Déomas Castle constituting a "sunbelt".

The tannery rode the industrial prosperity of Annonay. High-end gloves were made in [[Grenoble]] but the best skins came from Annonay. In 1870 the Annonay tannery processed 8 million skins and employed 50% of the workers in the city. Three thousand of them were working at the time in this industry.

Improving the road network and creating the first lines of railway put an end to Annonay's role as a commercial center for the mountainous hinterland. The latter was now in direct contact with [[Saint-Étienne]]. The east-west trade that were advantageous to Annonay were replaced by north-south trade particularly following the valley of the [[Rhône]]. From now on Annonay, although the hometown of [[Marc Seguin]], would be connected to the railway network by a branch line.

The [[Franco-Prussian War]] of 1870 blocked exports: the stocks of the Annonay works were blocked for a time in Paris. This crisis began the decline of the tanneries in Annonay compounded by weak industrial investment. More than 2,000 employees were laid off to go and find work in other areas.

Barthélémy Baru Canson married the daughter of Étienne de Montgolfier. New processes of papermaking were established and production became specialized. The paper mill employed 1,500 people around 1875. Such activity requires a lot of water which was supplied by the Ternay reservoir from 1867. Its water was also distributed to residents through standpipes positioned in each district.

While modern community life was started with the creation of the first sports clubs such as ''Annonéenne'', a company gym which still exists; the nascent local press reported on events such as celebrations marking the centenary of the first flight of a balloon. Annonay improved its main entrance by creating a new road connecting the [[Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée|PLM]] station to the center of town: the Boulevard of the Republic (1883–1888).

===The 20th century===
[[File:Le pont Valgelas.JPG|thumb|Valgelas Bridge]]

In the early 20th century, the city still retained its appearance after the [[Wars of religion]] except for the Station district. Construction works were mainly concentrated in the industrial valleys of Cance and Deume. The historic center saw the building of Annonay's first department store "Les Galeries Modernes" (currently Public Service offices) and reconstruction on another site of the historic church of Notre-Dame. At this time the ''magic of electricity'' came (1910). The telephone was known and used. The national news with the laws on religious congregations and the separation of church and state was a passion in Annonay and in its surroundings. There were expulsions of monks and nuns with the ''[[Querelle des inventaires]]'' particularly active during violent protests motivated by the fear of a return to the excesses of 1793–1794.

The [[First World War]] with its refugees, its wounded, its mutilated, and its dead (552 from Annonay) put an end to the protests.

The period between the two wars was marked by the presidential visit of [[Alexandre Millerand]] in 1923 on the occasion of the inauguration of the monument in honor of [[Marc Seguin]] and by the 150th anniversary of the first flight of the balloon (1933). The appearance of the city remained the same: dirty, dark streets, few new buildings like the "Vanaude" house. The "sunbelt" of castles contrast with the city center of slums and polluting industries. On the economic front mechanical industries grew: machines for the tannery of the Mercier brothers and especially for the manufacturing of [[Coach (bus)|buses]]. The old craft business of Jean-Joseph Besset became [[Renault]] then [[Iveco Bus|Irisbus]], who manufacture its entire range of [[bus]]es and [[Coach (bus)|coaches]] for France. These entrepreneurs invented the concept of the industrial zone. The descendants of the Montgolfier brothers, B. and E. de Canson invented [[tracing paper]] and [[photographic paper]]. Weaving experiencing strong growth.

During the [[Second World War]] Annonay was the site of the last battles of 1940. On 6 June 1944 the local resistance of the [[Armée secrète|Secret Army]] were the first to liberate their own city. These facts earned the city the [[Croix de Guerre 1939–1945]] and a citation at the order of the nation.

When peace returned, industrial sectors developed in Annonay such as food processing and pharmaceutical production. Other industries declined following the marginalisation of the work of leather and textile after great social conflict. The face of the city changed. From 1949 near the Besset factory a new district was created from scratch on farmland. It contains large housing subdivisions, schools, sports facilities and shops. Catholics built their fourth church in the city. Urbanization moved towards [[Boulieu-lès-Annonay]], [[Roiffieux]], and especially [[Davézieux]] with its industrial and commercial area. In the center, renovation of the old town, reconstruction of the banks of the Deume and the hillsides of Cance are scheduled. From a city with black façades, slums, and industrial wastelands, Annonay has become a colorful city made of new or rehabilitated buildings. The Deume has been covered for more than one kilometer and a new axis conveys traffic: the Avenue de l'Europe.

The Annonay people celebrated with great pomp the centenary of the railway line (1970), [[Marc Seguin]] (1975 and 1986), and the bicentennial of the first flight of the [[hot air balloon]] (1983).

===The 21st century===
[[File:Vue panoramique d'Annonay.JPG|thumb|Panoramic view of Annonay]]

The city bore the brunt of deindustrialisation. Economic jewels disappeared causing job losses (industrial weaving, manufacture and paper production). At the same time new companies emerged bringing hope in the fields of food and cleaning equipment.

Although more discreet in a secular society religious life remains. The Catholic community created the parish of Sainte-Claire by merging the parishes of the city of Annonay, [[Roiffieux]], [[Vocance]], [[Villevocance]], [[Vanosc]], [[Saint-Julien-Vocance]], [[Monestier, Ardèche|Monestier]], and the hamlet of Toissieu. The Protestant community is shared between the Evangelical Church and the [[United Protestant Church of France]]. The Muslim community built the ''House of the Orient'', a building which includes the first mosque in Annonay.

On 8 March 2001, an [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] suspect was arrested at a local roadblock.

Associative and cultural life is rich. The people of Annonay celebrated the centennial of the opening of the new Church of Notre Dame (2012) and the establishment of the Joseph Besset factory (2013).

===Heraldry===
{{Blazon-arms
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|legend1=Arms of Annonay
|text=The motto of Annonay is ''Cives et semper cives'' meaning "Citizens and always citizens"

'''Blazon:'''<br/>
''Chequy of Or and Gules of 4 tires.''
}}

==Administration==
'''List of Successive Mayors'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/chercher.php List of Mayors of France]</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
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! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
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| 1790 || 1791 || Gacou ||  || 
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| 1791 || 1795 || Gilbert Michel Colonjon ||  || 
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| 1795 || 1797 || Jean-Marie Desfrançois de Lolme  ||  || 
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| 1798 || 1799 || Chabert ||  || 
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| 1799 || 1802 || Michel Marie Chapuis ||  || 
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| 1802 || 1815 || Jean-Marie Desfrançois de Lolme ||  || 
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| 1815 || 1817 || Mathieu Louis Pierre Duret ||  || 
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| 1817 || 1823 || Pierre François Lioud  ||  || 
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| 1823 || 1830 || Louis Laurent Giraud ||  || 
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| 1830 || 1848 || Jean André Tavernier  ||  || 
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| 1848 || 1870 || Etienne André Frachon ||  || 
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| 1871 || 1874 || Charles Chapuis ||  || 
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| 1874 || 1878 || Joseph Jean Lacaze ||  || 
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| 1878 || 1880 || François Auguste Riboulon ||  || 
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| 1880 || 1882 || Etienne Isidore Léon Adheran  ||  || 
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| 1882 || 1888 || François Henry (called Franki) Kramer  ||  || 
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| 1894 || 1897 || Marcellin Garnier ||  || 
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| 1897 || 1901 || Saturnin Alexandre Deaux ||  || 
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| 1900 || 1904 || Paul Eugène Geal ||  || 
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| 1904 || 1919 || Antoine Grimaud ||  || 
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| 1919 || 1925 || Lucien Bayle ||  || 
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| 1925 || 1927 || Léon Moirand ||  || 
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| 1927 || 1935 || Gustave Lapluye ||  || 
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| 1935 || 1942 || Gaston Duclos ||  || 
|}
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;Mayors from 1942
{| class="wikitable"
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! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
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| 1942 || 1944 || Pierre Lapize de Sallee  ||  || 
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| 1944 || 1944 || Jacques Meaudres de Sugny  || [[French Communist Party|PCF]] || 
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| 1944 || 1950 || Ferdinand Janvier || [[French Section of the Workers' International|SFIO]] || Senior Executive
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| 1950 || 1953 || Joseph Pourret || [[French Section of the Workers' International|SFIO]] || 
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| 1953 || 1959 || Daniel Aime || [[French Section of the Workers' International|SFIO]] || College Director
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| 1959 || 1965 || Fernand Duchier || [[National Centre of Independents and Peasants|CNIP]] || Industrialist
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| 1965 || 1971 || Daniel Aime || [[French Section of the Workers' International|SFIO]] || Former College Director
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| 1971 || 1977 || Henri Faure || [[Union of Democrats for the Republic|UDR]] || Industrialist
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| 1977 || 1983 || Jean Parizet || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] || Senior Executive
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| 1983 || 1986 || Régis Perbet || [[Rally for the Republic|RPR]] || Director of Farm cooperative, MP 1980–1992
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| 1986 || 1997 || Claude Faure || [[Rally for the Republic|RPR]] || Senior Executive
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| 1997 || 2001 || Jean-Claude Tournayre || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] || Architect
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| 2001 || 2008 || Gérard Weber || [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] || Physiotherapist, MP 2002–2007
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| 2008 || 2017 || [[Olivier Dussopt]] || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] || MP for Ardeche  
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| 2017 || 2020 || Antoinette Scherer || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] ||  
|-
| 2020 || Current || Simon Plenet ||  ||  
|}

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
Annonay is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref name=twins>{{cite web |title=Le jumelage à Annonay|url=https://www.mairie-annonay.fr/-Le-jumelage-a-Annonay-.html|website=mairie-annonay.fr|date=6 July 2010 |publisher=Annonay|language=fr|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Backnang]], Germany (1966)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Barge, Piedmont|Barge]], Italy (2001)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[City of Chelmsford|Chelmsford]], England, United Kingdom (1999)

Annonay also cooperates with [[Vysoké Mýto]] in the Czech Republic.<ref name=twins/> <!-- not twinning-->

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=evol2017/>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |20757
|1975 |20832
|1982 |19484
|1990 |18525
|1999 |17522
|2007 |17257
|2012 |15983
|2017 |16345
}}

===Distribution of age groups===
The age distribution of the population of the town is similar to the average for the department.

'''Percentage distribution of age groups in Annonay and Ardèche Department in 2017'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!  !! colspan=2 | '''Annonay''' !! colspan=2 |  '''Ardèche'''
|-
! '''Age Range''' !! '''Men''' !! '''Women''' !! '''Men''' !! '''Women'''
|-
| 0 to 14 Years || 18.3 || 14.8 || 17.7 || 16.1
|-
| 15 to 29 Years || 16.7 || 16.4 || 14.4 || 13.0
|-
| 30 to 44 Years || 16.8 || 15.8 || 17.3 || 16.9
|-
| 45 to 59 Years || 20.4 || 17.6 || 21.6 || 20.7
|-
| 60 to 74 Years || 17.7 || 19.3 || 19.7 || 19.7
|-
| 75 to 89 Years || 8.9 || 12.8 || 8.5 || 11.2
|-
| 90 Years+ || 1.3 || 3.2 || 0.9 || 2.4
|}
Source: [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]]<ref name=evol2017>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-07010 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Annonay (07010)]</ref><ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-07 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)]</ref>

==Economy==
Annonay has a strong industrial tradition, originally powered by the water flowing through the deep gorges around the town.{{sfnp|EB|1911}} In the 19th century, it was connected to the [[Paris-Lyon Railway]] and was famed for the best [[paper]] in France.{{sfnp|EB|1878}} It also produced [[glove]] leather and [[cotton goods|cotton]], [[woolens|woolen]], and [[silk goods]].{{sfnp|EB|1878}} A modern dam was constructed across the [[Ternay River|Ternay]], an affluent of the [[Deûme]] northwest of town, which expanded the power available to local factories.{{sfnp|EB|1911}} By the [[First World War]], the [[leather]] industry had become predominant, while the economy expanded to include more [[raw silk]], [[flour]], [[fertilizer|chemical manures]], [[glue]], [[gelatine]], [[brush]]es, [[chocolates]], and [[candle]]s.{{sfnp|EB|1911}} Although the leather industry has since declined, the ''Tannerie d'Annonay'' ("Annonay [[Tannery]]") continues the tradition under the ''Grison'' brand.

[[Iveco Bus|Irisbus]] (a [[Renault|Renault Vehicles Industries]] and [[Fiat|Fiat Iveco]] [[joint venture]]) builds buses and is the largest single employer with around 2,000 staff with several associated businesses.

The multinational paper company [[Arjo Wiggins]] subsidiary ''Papeteries Canson et Montgolfier SA'', which dates back to 1557 owns three of the several [[paper manufacturing|paper factories]] in the town.

Other industries in or close to the town include plastics, textiles, and pharmaceutical companies including [[Ciba-Geigy|Ciba]], Aguettant and Tetra Médical.

There are a number of [[vineyard]]s near the town.

The average salary in the area is 23,300 [[euro]].
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==Transport==
===Air===
The nearest airport is [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport]], which is located {{convert|89|km|0|abbr=on}} north east of Annonay.

==Culture and heritage==

===Civil heritage===

====The Montgolfier brothers====
[[File:Annonay Montgolfier 2011-08-01-032.jpg|thumb|"The Montgolfier brothers"]]
*A '''Statue of the brothers [[Montgolfier brothers|Joseph and Etienne de Montgolfier]]''' located in the Place de Liberation. A work by the sculptor [[Henri Cordier]], it was inaugurated on 5 June 1888.<ref name=Fanget>Pierre Fanget, ''Annonay my town'', Annonay, 1971 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Pyramid''' stone obelisk, the work of Étienne-François Imbard located on the Boulevard de la République. Built between 1819 and 1822, it commemorates the first ballooning experience of the Montgolfier brothers.<ref name=Faure>Emmanuelle Faure and Claude Osset, ''Annonay – A Memoir in pictures'', Éditions Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 127 Pages, 2004 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>{{sfnp|EB|1878}}
*The '''Montgolfier-Canson Paper Mill''' (18th century){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA07000021|PA07000021 Montgolfier-Canson Paper Mill}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

====Marc Seguin====
[[File:Statue de Marc Seguin (Annonay).jpg|thumb|Statue of Marc Seguin]]
*A '''Monument to [[Marc Seguin]]''', Place de la Liberté ( 1923 ). This bronze statue, the work of François Clémencin, was removed by the German army in 1942 then was replaced by a statue by the same sculptor which was inaugurated on 1 June 1947.<ref name=Fanget/>
*The '''Domain of Marc Seguin''' at Varagnes (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as a historical monument.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00116875|PA00116875 Domain of Marc Seguin}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>

====Boissy d'Anglas====
*A '''Statue of [[François-Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas]]''' located at the Champ de Mars. The work of the sculptor [[Pierre Hébert]], it was inaugurated on 5 October 1862. The base is decorated with a bas-relief bronze (also the work of Pierre Hébert) representing the meeting on 1 [[Revolt of 1 prairial year III|Prairial Year III]] of the [[National Convention]].<ref name=Fanget/><ref name=Faure/>
*A '''Painting: Boissy d'Anglas at the National Convention, 1 Prairial Year III''', the work of [[Auguste Jean-Baptiste Vinchon]],<ref>[http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/Tableau-de-Vinchon.html Painting by Vinchon] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> displayed in the wedding hall of the Town Hall.

====Fountains====
[[File:Fontaine Jean-Baptiste Bechetoile.jpg|thumb|Jean-Baptiste Béchetoille fountain]]
*The '''Jean-Baptiste Béchetoille fountain''' (1900). The work of the architect Millefaud.<ref name=Fanget/>
*The '''Fountain in the Place Grenette''' (1726).
*The '''Fountain in the Place de la Liberté''' opened in 1923.

====Other sites of interest====
[[File:Chateau-deomas-1.jpg|thumb|Château of Déomas.]]
*The '''City Hall''' of neoclassical inspiration (1835), rebuilt twice after fires (1870 and 1926).
*The '''Fortified house''' of Nicolas du Peloux in Rue de la Postern (Governor in 1577).
*'''Bourgeois mansions''' in Rue de Trachin from the 17th and 18th centuries.
*The '''Valgelas Bridge''' (14th century), a former city gate.<ref name=Filhol>Abbot Filhol, ''Religious and Civil History of Annonay and Upper–Vivarais since the origin of the city to the present day'', Vols 1, 2, 3, and 4, Moussy ainé, 1882 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''La Vanaude House''' at 33 Avenue Marc-Seguin (1930){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument. It is the work of the architects Hugues Gosselin and Maurice Frappa.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA07000015|PA07000015 La Vanaude ZHouse}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''César Filhol Museum''' in Rue Bechetoille (1700), formerly the royal bailiwick house.<ref>[http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/Musee-Cesar-Filhol.html César Filhol Museum] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The museum contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
**A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000023|PM07000023 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Statue: Christ (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000022|PM07000022 Statue: Christ}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref> possibly by Veyrines.
*The '''Place Mayol''' (16th century) with a door of glazing beads.
*The '''Château of Déomas''' (1876) illustration of the "Sun Belt of Annonay".<ref>[http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/Le-Chateau-de-Deomas.html The Château de Déomas] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''Substantial remains of the railway line between [[Firminy]], [[Bourg-Argental]], and [[Saint-Rambert-d'Albon]]''':
**[[Davézieux|Vidalon]] Tunnel, a passage on a ledge above the Deûme (covered in vegetation in 2013);
**Retaining walls with characteristic stone-setting of the "Station district" (in the Place de la Gare in Annonay); Sacré-Cœur tunnel;
**the Vissenty cutting.

===Religious heritage===
[[File:annonay, église Saint-Maurice de Toissieu (2).JPG|thumb|Church in the hamlet of Toissieu]]

*The '''Church Our Lady of the Assumption''', in the [[Eclecticism in architecture|neo-Byzantine Roman]] style, built between 1904 and 1912. Its bell tower contains a [[Carillon]] of five bells with a weight more than {{convert|2100|kg|0|sp=us|abbr=on}}. It replaced a church of the same patronage located on the Place de la Liberté.<ref name="paroisse Sainte Claire d'Annonay-Vocance">[http://www.ardeche.catholique.fr/les-paroisses/sainte-claire-d-annonay-vocance/ Parish of Sainte Claire d’Annonay-Vocance website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216023041/http://www.ardeche.catholique.fr/les-paroisses/sainte-claire-d-annonay-vocance/ |date=2010-12-16 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The work of the architects Rey, Allengry, and Joly. Its interior decoration (paste paintings) is inspired by the Litanies of the Blessed Virgin, the [[Litany of Loreto]], the [[Bible]], [[hagiography]], and the history of Annonay.<ref name=Fanget/><ref name=Faure/><ref name=Filhol/><ref>Echo of Notre Dame (L'), ''Bulletin of the Parish of Notre Dame'', appearing between 1931 and 1944</ref><ref name=Antoine>Antoine Grimaud, ''Annonay, municipal life from 1870 to 1920'', Imprimerie Hervé, Annonay, 1926, 540 pages {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref name=Gaston>Gaston Grimaud, ''My old Annonay'', Decombe frères, Annonay, 1948, 48 pages {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/Eglise-Notre-Dame.html Annonay Official website] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Consecrated in 1954, it contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
**2 Statues: Adoring Angels (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000461|PM07000461 2 Statues: Adoring Angels}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000460|PM07000460 Statue: Virgin and child}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Gallery Organ (1880){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000449|PM07000449 Gallery Organ}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000013|PM07000013 Gallery Organ Instrumental part}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> signed ''Cavaillé-Coll''.
**A Choir Organ (1848){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000448|PM07000448 Choir Organ}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000012|PM07000012 Choir Organ Instrumental part}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 Statues: [[Acolyte]] Angels (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000011|PM07000011 2 Statues: Acolyte Angels}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**2 Statues: [[Cherub]]s (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000010|PM07000010 2 Statues: Cherubs}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Bust-Reliquary: Saint John of the Cross (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000009|PM07000009 Bust-Reliquary: Saint John of the Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Bust-Reliquary: Saint Peter of Alcantara (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000008|PM07000008 Bust-Reliquary: Saint Peter of Alcantara}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
*The '''Church of [[Saint Francis of Assisi]]''', in neo-Gothic style (1863–1866).<ref name="paroisse Sainte Claire d'Annonay-Vocance"/>
*The '''Church of [[Saint Joseph]] of Cance''', in neo-Gothic style (1870–1872).<ref name="paroisse Sainte Claire d'Annonay-Vocance"/>
*The '''Church of the [[Holy Family]] of Perrières''', in modern style (1957–1958).<ref name="paroisse Sainte Claire d'Annonay-Vocance"/>
*The '''Church of [[Saint Maurice]] of Toissieu''', in neo-Gothic style (1876–1878).<ref name="paroisse Sainte Claire d'Annonay-Vocance"/>
*The '''Chapel of the Evangelical Free Church''', Boulevard de la République (1900).
*The '''Temple of the Reformed Church''', Rue Franki Kramer, portal from the 18th century.
*'''Orient House''', Muslim cultural and religious center (2008–2013).
*The '''Chapel of the Hospital''', dating from the 17th century.<ref name=Fanget/><ref name=Filhol/> The chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
**A Sideboard (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000472|PM07000472 Sideboard}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**2 [[Apothecary]] Jars (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000471|PM07000471 2 Apothecary Jars}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Venetian Wall lamp mirror (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000470|PM07000470 Venetian Wall lamp mirror}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Chest of Drawers with diamond corners (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000469|PM07000469 Chest of Drawers with diamond corners}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: Christ on the Cross (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000468|PM07000468 Painting: Christ on the Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000467|PM07000467 Painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting with gold frame: Pope Clement VI (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000466|PM07000466 Painting with gold frame: Pope Clement VI}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting with gold frame: Saint Jerome (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000465|PM07000465 Painting with gold frame: Saint Jerome}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting with gold frame: Adoration of the Trinity (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000464|PM07000464 Painting with gold frame: Adoration of the Trinity}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**24 [[Apothecary]] Jars (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000459|PM07000459 24 Apothecary Jars}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Mortar and pestle (1654){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000026|PM07000026 Mortar and pestle}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**A Mortar and pestle with chopping block (13th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000025|PM07000025 Mortar and pestle with chopping block}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
*The '''Chapel of the Convent of Saint Mary''' (1633){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument. The convent was built on the foundations of a castle called Malatour in 1630 with the Chapel built later in 1633.<ref name=Fanget/><ref name=Filhol/><ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00116626|PA00116626 Chapel of the former Convent of Saint Mary}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/chapelle-St-Marie.html Chapelle Saint Mary – Annonay] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
**A [[Triptyche]]: 3 paintings of the life of Saint Francis Regis (1888){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000463|PM07000463 Triptyche: 3 paintings of the life of Saint Francis Regis}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A [[Retable]] (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000016|PM07000016 Retable}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A framed Painting: Raphael Sara and Tobie (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000015|PM07000015 Framed Painting: Raphael Sara and Tobie}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
**Wood panelling and Paintings (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000014|PM07000014 Wood panelling and Paintings}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>

[[File:Vierge du rocher St Denis à Annonay.jpg|thumb|Madonna on the Saint-Denis rocks]]
*The '''Vierge des Fouines Statue''' (Nosy Virgin Statue) or ''Our Lady of Faith Statue'' placed on the rocks of Saint-Denis. 5.22 metres tall and the work of Bachini from Lyon. It was blessed on 26 September 1943.<ref name=Fanget/>
*The '''Chapel of Trachin''' or '''Trachi''' is in [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style with an octagonal bell tower, with remains of a priory dating from 1320.<ref>[http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/Chapelle-de-Trachin.html The Chapel of Trachin at Annonay by Jean Ribon and Maurice Frappa] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>{{sfnp|EB|1878}} The chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
**A Decorative ceiling painting (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000462|PM07000462 Decorative ceiling painting}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Bust of Saint François-de-Sales (17th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000020|PM07000020 Bust of Saint François-de-Sales}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000019|PM07000019 Painting: the Nativity of the Virgin}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Painting: Saints Jacques and Philippe (1658){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000018|PM07000018 Painting: Saints Jacques and Philippe}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
**A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century){{Palissy Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000017|PM07000017 Statue: Virgin and child}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Chapel of Vidalon-les-Annonay''' contains a Gallery Organ (1818){{Palissy Icon}} that is registered as an historical object.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000447|PM07000447 Gallery Organ}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000021|PM07000021 Gallery Organ Instrumental part}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The former '''Chapel of Saint-Clair''' in Rue Sadi Carnot (14th century){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00116625|PA00116625 Chapel of Saint-Clair}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> It was built in [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style from 1348 to 1356.
*The '''Cemetery chapel''' at Toissieu.

===Military Heritage===
*The '''War Memorial''' (1914–1918, 1939–1945, and subsequent wars). Designed by architect Maurice Luquet, the statues ''The pensive soldier'' and ''The Stricken Woman'' were sculpted by [[Paul Landowski]]. It was inaugurated on 25 June 1922.<ref name=Fanget/>
*The '''Monument of Mobiles''' (1907) at the cemetery. Designed by architect Theodore Joly and sculptor Aimé Millet.<ref name=Fanget/>
*An '''Old door''' from the castle dating from the 12th century.
*The '''Soubises Vaults''', remnants of the walls with a covered path around (12th–13th centuries).<ref name=Filhol/>
*The '''Tower of Martyrs''', from the 12th century, the remains of the ramparts of the city, this tower is located above the Deume. It is said that the condemned were thrown to their death in the shallow river. It is also believed that the name may come from the Martins ford which it defended.<ref name=Fanget/><ref name=Filhol/>

===Cultural heritage===
[[File:Théâtre d'Annonay (Ardèche, France).jpg|thumb|Facade of the Bassin d'Annonay theatre]]

*The '''"Italian" Theatre''' (1887), in the Place des Cordeliers, built on the site of the chapel of the former Franciscan convent.

==Notable people==
*[[François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas]] (1756–1826), writer, lawyer and politician
*[[Pierre Bertrand (cardinal)|Pierre Bertrand]] (1280–1349), cardinal, theologian, and canonis
*Joseph-Michel (1740–1810) and Jacques-Étienne [[Montgolfier brothers|Montgolfier]] (1745–1799), aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers
*[[André Joseph Abrial]] (1750–1826), politician and Minister of Justice
*The [[Monneron]] brothers, founders of the Monneron Bank (1791–1792): [[Paul Mérault Monneron]], Chief Engineer of the [[Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse|La Perouse expedition]], [[Joseph François Augustin Monneron]], [[Pierre Antoine Monneron]], [[Louis Monneron]], and [[Charles Claude Ange Monneron]].
*[[Marc Seguin]] (1786–1875), engineer, inventor of the [[Suspension bridge#Wire-cable|wire-cable suspension bridge]] and the [[fire-tube boiler]]
*[[Auguste Bravais]] (1811–1863), physicist
*[[François Joseph Clozel]] (1860–1918), governor of [[French West Africa]]
*[[Joseph Canteloube]] (1879–1957), composer, musicologist and author
*[[Maurice Grimaud]] (1913–2009), police chief of Paris during the [[May 68]]
*Fred (1924–2019) and René Mella (1926–2019), tenors of [[Les Compagnons de la chanson]]
*[[Roger Dumas (actor)|Roger Dumas]] (1932–2016) actor
*[[Olivier Dussopt]] (born 1978), politician
*[[Clément Grenier]] (born 1991), footballer

==Culture==
*'''Archives''': Parish and Civil Records, genealogical analysis, municipal Proceedings
*'''Museum of the Canson & Montgolfier paper-makers''': traces the history of the cottage industry of paper. It is the only museum to present a large working paper machine.
*'''Vivarois Municipal Museum César Filhol''': presents local ethnology, collections, and traces the history of local inventions by the Montgolfiers and Seguins.
*[[Occitania|Occitan]] culture still holds a significant place<ref>[http://www.bartavel.com Website dedicated to the occitan of the Annonay region in Ardèche] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*[[Jean-Pierre Mocky]] used the town as the setting for his film ''Litan'' (1982).
*The 2003 part-[[United Kingdom|British]] funded [[film|movie]] ''[[L'homme du train]]'' (The Man on the Train) was filmed in Annonay.

==Culinary specialities==
*[[Angel wings]] (Bugnes)
*Pantins
*Pogne of Annonay

==Local press==
The regional newspaper [[Le Dauphiné Libéré]] is available in Annonay. It also hosts the headquarters of the weekly ''Le Reveil du Vivarais''. Another weekly ''L'Hebdo de l'Ardèche'' also covers the territory. Since the early 2000s a free monthly made its appearance, [http://www.mag-indispensable.com L'Indispensable] is distributed among traders in the Annonay basin. It informs readers about cultural events taking place around the region.

==Festivals==
;Each year:
*In February:
**The Premier International Festival of Film<ref>[http://www.annonaypremierfilm.org/ The International Festival of Premier Films] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*In June:
**The Festival of Hot air Ballooning (1st weekend).
**The ''Festi'roc 07'', a Christian modern music festival, it is organized by the Catholic parishes of the Annonay Basin.
*In November:
**The Love of good food of Ardèche and Upper Vivarais, (3rd weekend). This is organized by the association of the same name. During a weekend, the Place des Cordeliers becomes a showcase of Ardèche products. Sixty exhibitors and many activities punctuate this event.
*The Championship of France for Hot air Ballooning

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Hôtel de Ville d'Annonay.jpg|City hall
Annonay (Trachin).jpg|Bell Tower of the Chapel of Trachin
valgelas.jpg |The Valgelas Bridge near the Soubises Vaults and the Place de la Mure
Annonay (Notre Dame).jpg|Church of Our Lady
Annonay, porte ancienne place Grenette.JPG |Old door in the Place Grenette (16th century)
Annonay (St François).jpg|Church of Saint Francis
Chemin des Terres, Annonay, Ardèches, France..JPG|Chemin des Terres
Annonay (chapelle de l'hôpital).jpg|Chapel of the Hospital (18th century)
Batisse typique d'Annonay, Ardèche, France..JPG|"Sainte-Barbe" House
chateau_annonay-2.jpg|An overview of Mirecouly Castle, illustration of the "Sun belt"
</gallery>

==Historical bibliography==
{{in lang|fr}}
*François Chomel, ''Annonay pas à pas, pierre à pierre'', Édition du Vivarais, Annonay, 1995, 250 p.
*Pierre Fanget, ''Annonay ma ville'', Annonay, 1971.
*Abbé Filhol, ''Histoire religieuse et civile d'Annonay et du Haut–Vivarais depuis l'origine de cette ville jusqu'à nos jours'', Tomes 1, 2, 3 et 4, Moussy ainé, 1882.
*Emmanuelle Faure, Claude Osset, ''Annonay, Mémoire en images'', Éditions Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 127 pages, 2004.
*Emmanuelle Faure, Bernard Faure, Claude Osset, ''Annonay en Fêtes, 1860–2000'', Jean Pierre Huguet Editeur, Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, 2002, 283 p.
*''La Gazette d'Annonay'', Hebdomadaire local paraissant entre 1889 et 1944.
*Antoine Grimaud, ''Annonay, la vie municipale de 1870 à 1920'', Imprimerie Hervé, Annonay, 1926, 540 p.
*Gaston Grimaud, ''Mon vieil Annonay'', Decombe frères, Annonay, 1948, 48 p.
*Le ''Journal d'Annonay'', Hebdomadaire local paraissant entre 1865 et 1944.
*Abbé Léorat Picansel, ''Annonay pendant la Terreur'', Tomes 1 et 2, Amis du Fonds Vivarois, 1988.
*Rémy Bernard, ''Histoire d'Annonay et sa région'', Horvath, Roanne, 1981, 149 p.
*''Le Réveil du Vivarais et de la vallée du Rhône'', Hebdomadaire local paraissant depuis 1944.

==See also==
* [[Communes of the Ardèche department]]
* History
** [[Parlement of Toulouse]]
** [[Languedoc]]
** [[Estates of Languedoc]]
** [[Vivarais]]
** [[Pays d'états]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Annonay |volume=2  |ref={{harvid|EB|1878}} |page=72 }}
* {{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Annonay |volume=2 |ref={{harvid|EB|1911}} |page=75}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mairie-annonay.fr/ Annonay Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.annonay.cci.fr/ Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ardèche] {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003458/http://www.lion1906.com/departements/ardeche/annonay-.php Annonay on Lion1906]
*[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=4.6714,45.2408&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Annonay on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.2408&lon=4.6714&zoom=13 ''Annonay'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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