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Tarare is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern . Tarare It lies on the Turdine river, 28 miles west-northwest of by rail.

Contents

1 History

2 Economy

3 Nearby villages The road into Tarare 4 See also

5 References

Coat of arms History

Pop. (1906) 11,643.

Economy

According to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition: Tarare "Tarare is the centre of a region engaged in the production of muslins, tarletans, embroidery and silk-plush, and in printing, bleaching and other subsidiary processes. Till 1756, when the manufacture of muslins was introduced from , the town lay unknown among the mountains. The manufacture of Swiss cotton yarns and crochet embroideries was introduced at the end of the 18th century; at the beginning of the 19th figured stuffs, openworks and zephyrs were first produced. The manufacture of silk-plush for hats and machine- Location within Rhône-Alpes region made velvets was set up towards the end of the 19th century. A busy trade is carried on in corn, cattle, linen, hemp, thread and leather."

Nearby villages Tarare L'Arbresle Le Bois-d'Oingt Chatillon-d'Azergues Dareizé Dième Coordinates: 45°53′49″N 4°26′02″E Les Olmes Country France Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes La Tour-de-Salvagny Department Rhône Pontcharra-sur-Turdine Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône Saint-Appolinaire Canton Tarare Saint-Clément-sur- (chef-lieu) Saint-Forgeux Intercommunality Pays de Tarare Saint-Loup Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé Government Saint-Romain-de-Popey • Mayor (2014- Bruno Peylachon Sarcey 2020) Valsonne Area1 13.99 km2 (5.40 sq mi) Population (2012)2 10,401 • Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) See also INSEE/Postal code 243 69 243 (http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau_local.asp? Villefranche - Tarare Airport ref_id=POP&millesime=2010&nivgeo=COM&codgeo=69) Communes of the Rhône department / 69 170 Elevation 350–727 m (1,148–2,385 ft) References (avg. 359 m or 1,178 ft)

INSEE (http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public 247 acres) and river estuaries. domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and University Press. military personnel) only counted once.

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