# Romans-sur-Isère

Romans-sur-Isère (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Rumans d'Isèra; Old Occitan: Romans) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

## Geography

Romans-sur-Isère is located on the Isère, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Valence. There are more than 50,000 inhabitants in the urban area (if the neighboring town of Bourg-de-Péage is included). Romans is close to the Vercors.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 5,742 | — |
| 1800 | 6,473 | +1.73% |
| 1806 | 6,997 | +1.31% |
| 1821 | 8,837 | +1.57% |
| 1831 | 9,285 | +0.50% |
| 1836 | 9,972 | +1.44% |
| 1841 | 9,471 | −1.03% |
| 1846 | 9,958 | +1.01% |
| 1851 | 10,869 | +1.77% |
| 1856 | 11,219 | +0.64% |
| 1861 | 11,257 | +0.07% |
| 1866 | 11,524 | +0.47% |
| 1872 | 12,674 | +1.60% |
| 1876 | 12,923 | +0.49% |
| 1881 | 13,806 | +1.33% |
| 1886 | 14,733 | +1.31% |
| 1891 | 16,545 | +2.35% |
| 1896 | 16,702 | +0.19% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 17,140 | +0.52% |
| 1906 | 17,622 | +0.56% |
| 1911 | 17,201 | −0.48% |
| 1921 | 17,054 | −0.09% |
| 1926 | 17,596 | +0.63% |
| 1931 | 18,957 | +1.50% |
| 1936 | 19,489 | +0.56% |
| 1946 | 22,171 | +1.30% |
| 1954 | 22,559 | +0.22% |
| 1962 | 26,377 | +1.97% |
| 1968 | 31,545 | +3.03% |
| 1975 | 33,030 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 33,152 | +0.05% |
| 1990 | 32,734 | −0.16% |
| 1999 | 32,667 | −0.02% |
| 2007 | 33,234 | +0.22% |
| 2012 | 33,701 | +0.28% |
| 2017 | 33,160 | −0.32% |
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

## Economy

* Nuclear fuel manufacture (FBFC, Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible), Framatome subsidiary.
* Shoe manufacture (including Robert Clergerie)

## History

* Historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie wrote Carnaval de Romans (1980) a microhistorical study, based on the only two surviving eyewitness accounts, of the 1580 massacre of about twenty artisans at the annual carnival in the town. He treats the massacre as a microcosm of the political, social and religious conflicts of rural society in the latter half of the 16th century in France.
* On 18 July 2017, the town was the end point for Stage Sixteen of the Tour De France.
* On 4 April 2020, two people were killed and five wounded in a knife attack, in what the interior minister called a terrorist incident. Prosecutors said the suspect was a Sudanese refugee in his 30s who lived in the town.

## Sights

* Collegiate Church of Saint-Barnard
* International Museum of Footwear
* Tower of Jacquemart clock

## Twin towns - sister cities

Romans-sur-Isère is twinned with:
* Coalville, England, United Kingdom
* Corsano, Italy
* Straubing, Germany
* Varese, Italy
* Zadar, Croatia
* Zlín, Czech Republic

## Notable people

* Hippolyte Charles (1773-1837), lover of Joséphine Bonaparte
* Robert Clergerie, shoe designer
* Érik Comas (1963-), former Formula One driver
* Pierre Latour (1993-), cyclist
* Jules Nadi (1872-1928), former mayor and councilor who did much to develop the city
* Baptiste Reynet, professional footballer
* Philippe Saint-André, rugby player and national team coach
* Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally, general of Irish Jacobite ancestry

## Climate

Climate data for Romans-sur-Isère (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 34.5 (94.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 41.1 (106.0) | 40.8 (105.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 13.1 (55.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.1 (59.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) | −10.3 (13.5) | −11.2 (11.8) | −6.5 (20.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | −4.2 (24.4) | −9.1 (15.6) | −12.0 (10.4) | −13.2 (8.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.3 (2.06) | 41.8 (1.65) | 51.5 (2.03) | 72.9 (2.87) | 83.7 (3.30) | 66.1 (2.60) | 59.0 (2.32) | 68.8 (2.71) | 104.4 (4.11) | 115.8 (4.56) | 106.0 (4.17) | 54.4 (2.14) | 876.7 (34.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 92.3 |
| Source: Meteociel ||||||||||||||