Village History ...
10 km south of Valencia, the common Étoile-sur-Rhône extends over 4279 hectares of land and along the Rhône 10 km.
The plain is rich in fauna and flora, and the hilltop village overlooking the Rhone valley and faces the first mountains of the Ardeche.
From Roman times, Étoile-sur-Rhône inherited his name, in Latin "Stella". Wandering through the streets and squares, a fountain, a wall, Notre Dame, Diane de Poitiers tower, the Charter of the franchise in 1244, the laundry and some already Provencal atmosphere emerges from this walk through centuries ...
Monuments and houses, often stones Étoile-sur-Rhône ocher and orange pebbles Rhone give the village a particular aspect summer evenings or fall. You will be surprised by the multiple perspectives of the village. We must look up at a sculpture, a detail of door and "climb" to the castle grounds for the view over the Rhone Valley. The Republic Square features a magnolia over a century ... It is Étoile-sur-Rhône was the site in July 1789, the first gathering of the French National Guard which was the starting point of the Festival of the Federation in Paris on July 14 1790.
The town of Étoile-sur-Rhône is protected as a site since 8 May 1972.
With the Rhône and its alluvial terraces, the land is rich and diversified long agriculture. King River also drained its cash many boats that were at the time of the many stops towpath that were common in still shows "the Calabert".
The village is twinned since 2004 with Viggiano (Italy) Polaniec (Poland) and Vonitsa (Greece).
Name of inhabitants: Étoilien (do).
