Romans-sur-Isère

Geography

Population

Economy

• Nuclear fuel manufacture, Framatome subsidiary.
• Shoe manufacture

  History

• Historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie wrote Carnaval de Romans 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 July 18, 2017, the town was the endpoint for Stage Sixteen of the Tour De France.
• On April 4, 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 St. Barnard
• International Museum of Footwear
• Tower of Jacquemart clock

Twin towns - sister cities

• Coalville, England, United Kingdom
• Corsano, Italy
• Straubing, Germany
• Varese, Italy
• Zadar, Croatia
• Zlín, Czech Republic

  Notable people

• Hippolyte Charles, lover of Joséphine Bonaparte
• Robert Clergerie, shoe designer
• Pierre Latour, cyclist
• Jules Nadi former mayor and councilor who did much to develop the city
• Baptiste Reynet, professional footballer
• Philippe Saint-André, rugby player and national team coach