Place:Privas, Ardèche, France

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NamePrivas
TypeCommune
Coordinates44.733°N 4.6°E
Located inArdèche, France
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Privas (; , also ) is a village in southern France, capital of the Ardèche department. It is the smallest and the only department capital to be a village of any department in France. It is the fifth-largest commune in the Ardèche, behind Annonay, Aubenas, Guilherand-Granges, and Tournon-sur-Rhône. It was the location of the 1629 Siege of Privas. Today, Privas is known for the purée made from the local chestnuts, and for its sweetened marron glacé.

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