Cornas

For the wine, see Cornas AOC.

Cornas (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnas]; Occitan: Cornàs) is a commune in the département of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. The name is Celtic for "burnt land."

Cornas
Commune
The church and surroundings in Cornas
Coat of arms
Location of Cornas
Cornas Show map of France Cornas Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°57′40″N 4°51′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Guilherand-Granges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Lafage[1]
Area 1	8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,397
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07070 /07130
Elevation	98–492 m (322–1,614 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	717	—
1975	1,007	+4.97%
1982	1,563	+6.48%
1990	2,102	+3.77%
1999	2,082	−0.11%
2009	2,256	+0.81%
2014	2,228	−0.25%
2020	2,328	+0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

Economy

The region is famous for wine, which is designated Cornas AOC.

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department