# Andance

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Andance Commune View of Andance from Andancette, across the Rhone River and the Marc Seguin Bridge Location of Andance Andance Show map of France Andance Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°14′29″N 4°48′00″E / 45.2414°N 4.8°E / 45.2414; 4.8 Country France Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Department Ardèche Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône Canton Sarras Intercommunality Porte de DrômArdèche Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Christelle Reynaud[1] Area 1 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 1,192 • Density 183/km2 (474/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 07009 /07340 Elevation 121–363 m (397–1,191 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

**Andance** (French pronunciation: [\[ɑ̃dɑ̃s\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language): *Andança*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Ardèche](/source/Ard%C3%A8che) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes](/source/Auvergne-Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes) region of southern [France](/source/France).

## Geography

Andance is located 5 km south of [Saint-Rambert-d'Albon](/source/Saint-Rambert-d'Albon), 15 km east of [Annonay](/source/Annonay), and 20 km north of [Tournon-sur-Rhone](/source/Tournon-sur-Rhone). It can be accessed by the D86 road from [Champagne](/source/Champagne%2C_Ard%C3%A8che) in the north passing through the village then continuing south through the commune to [Sarras](/source/Sarras%2C_Ard%C3%A8che). The D86B passes from the village over the Rhone to [Andancette](/source/Andancette) on the east bank. The D82 road also comes from [Saint-Etienne-de-Valoux](/source/Saint-Etienne-de-Valoux) in the north-east to the village. There are also the small D370 road from [Talencieux](/source/Talencieux) in the west to the village via a tortuous route and the D370B also from Talencieux to the south of the commune.

The commune has the [Rhône](/source/Rh%C3%B4ne) as its entire eastern border with the *Ruisseau de L'Ecoutay*, the *Ruisseau du Creux*, the *Ruisseau de Cueil*, and numerous other streams flowing through the commune to the Rhone. The Conce river forms the southern border of the commune and also flows into the Rhone.[3]

### Neighbouring communes and villages

Places adjacent to Andance Saint-Désirat Champagne Anneyron Saint-Cyr Andance Andancette Talencieux Sarras Laveyron

[3]

## Administration

The Town Hall

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

**List of Successive Mayors**[4]

From To Name Party 2001 2008 Pierre Biennier 2008 2014 Irène Fourel 2014 2020 Alain Delaleuf DVG 2020 Current Christelle Reynaud

## Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as *Andançois* or *Andançoises* in French.[5]

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 926 — 1975 1,030 +1.53% 1982 920 −1.60% 1990 1,009 +1.16% 1999 984 −0.28% 2007 1,119 +1.62% 2012 1,150 +0.55% 2017 1,185 +0.60% 2023 1,192 +0.10% Source: INSEE[6]

### Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the commune is significantly younger than the departmental average.

**Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Andance and Ardèche Department in 2017**

Andance Ardèche Age Range Men Women Men Women 0 to 14 Years 20.8 16.8 17.7 16.1 15 to 29 Years 17.4 19.3 14.4 13.0 30 to 44 Years 20.6 18.9 17.3 16.9 45 to 59 Years 20.5 21.1 21.6 20.7 60 to 74 Years 14.7 13.6 19.7 19.7 75 to 89 Years 5.5 9.3 8.5 11.2 90 Years+ 0.5 1.0 0.9 2.4

Source: [INSEE](/source/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques)[7][8]

## Culture and heritage

### Civil heritage

- The **Sarrazinière Roman Ruins** (Antiquity) at Châtelet are registered as an historical monument[9]

- **Andance bridge** was built in 1827 with iron wires and a central pier. The Andance bridge is the oldest suspension bridge still used today in France. It was built by [Marc Seguin](/source/Marc_Seguin) the brilliant inventor from [Annonay](/source/Annonay). Largely destroyed during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) on 30 August 1944, it was rebuilt and reopened in 1946 then underwent further changes

### Religious heritage

- The **Church of Our Lady of Andance** (12th century) is registered as an historical monument[10]

- A [Calvary](/source/Calvary_(sculpture)) of Three Saints.

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

- A Painting: Saint Philomena Martyred (19th century)[11]

- A Painting: Saint Romain (1835)[12]

- A Painting: Pope Pius IX remitting indulgences to the Andance Priest for the Saint-Barrel Chapel (19th century)[13]

- A Painting: Crusaders bringing relics to the chapel (19th century)[14]

- An Altar Cross (19th century)[15]

- A Processional Cross (19th century)[16]

- 2 Prints with frames: Stations of the Cross (19th century)[17]

- A Reliquary (19th century)[18]

- A Statue: Saint Barulas (19th century)[19]

- A Statue: Black Madonna (19th century)[20]

- A Passion Cross: Cross of Bargemen[21]

### Andance in the arts

Andance is mentioned in the poem by [Louis Aragon](/source/Louis_Aragon), *The conscript of a hundred villages*, written as an act of clandestine intellectual resistance in 1943 during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War).[22]

## See also

- [Communes of the Ardèche department](/source/Communes_of_the_Ard%C3%A8che_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503). *data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises* (in French). 2 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-07009) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Google_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Google_3-1) [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Andance,+France/@45.231594,4.7972276,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f53e3246258603:0x1c7ecf3b417438f4)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [List of Mayors of France](https://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=3698)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche](https://www.habitants.fr/ardeche-07), habitants.fr

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_6-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-07009#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

1. **[^](#cite_ref-evol2017_7-0)** [Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Andance (07009)](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-07009)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-07)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [PA00116624 Sarrazinière Roman Ruins](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00116624) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [PA00116623 Church of Our Lady of Andance](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00116623) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001155 Painting: Saint Philomena Martyred](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001155) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001154 Painting: Saint Romain](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001154) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001153 Painting: Pope Pius IX remitting indulgences to the Andance Priest for the Saint-Barrel Chapel](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001153) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001152 Painting: Crusaders bringing relics to the chapel](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001152) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001151 Altar Cross](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001151) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001150 Processional Cross](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001150) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001149 2 Prints with frames: Stations of the Cross](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001149) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001148 Reliquary](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001148) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001147 Statue: Saint Barulas](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001147) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07001146 Statue: Black Madonna](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07001146) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Ministry of Culture, Palissy [PM07000458 Passion Cross: Cross of Bargemen](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM07000458) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** [Louis Aragon](/source/Louis_Aragon), *Le Conscrit des cent villages*, published initially in *La Diane française*, consulted in [Pierre Seghers](/source/Pierre_Seghers), *The Resistance and its poets: France, 1940-1945*, Paris, Seghers, 2004 (2nd edition), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-232-12242-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-232-12242-5), p. 373-375 (in French)

## External links

- [Andance on the National Geographic Institute website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045133/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=12445) (in French)

- [Andance official website](https://www.andance.fr/) (in French)

- [Andance on Géoportail](http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=4.8,45.2414&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes), [National Geographic Institute](/source/Institut_g%C3%A9ographique_national) (IGN) website (in French)

- [*Andance* on the 1750 Cassini Map](http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.2414&lon=4.8&zoom=13)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Andance](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Andance).

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