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Ardèche

American  
[ar-desh] / arˈdɛʃ /

noun

  1. a department in SE France. 2,145 sq. mi. (5,555 sq. km). Privas.


Ardèche British  
/ ardɛʃ /

noun

  1. a department of S France, in Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Privas. Pop: 294 933 (2003 est). Area: 5556 sq km (2167 sq miles)

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Nibbling on a pastry in his tiny Paris apartment—he also has houses in the Ardèche, a department in southeastern France, and Shropshire, a county in the English Midlands—Dr. Daniels recalls his encounter in November with a young man in “the quiet carriage” of a British train.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her brief but intense relationship with the much older German painter produced a shared “total work of art” in their richly decorated home in Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche, in the south of France.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This year we are on a late concentration which will raise the quality of the grapes, and therefore the cost of the wine, as the smoothness and aromas which will emerge will make a rather exceptional wine for the 2023 vintage," Volle said in his vineyard in Valvigneres in the Ardeche region.

From Reuters

The fall in output was currently expected at between 10% and 20% in the region but with a higher quality, said Volle, who represents Ardeche winemakers.

From Reuters

In France, four southern regions - the Rhone, Drome, Ardeche and Haute-Loire - were placed under red alert, the country's most serious warning.

From Reuters