Editing Privas (section)

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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Privas
|commune status         = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image                  = Privas2.jpg
|caption                = A view of Privas from Le Montoulon
|image coat of arms     = Blason ville fr Privas 07.svg
|arrondissement         = Privas
|canton                 = Privas
|INSEE                  = 07186
|postal code            = 07000
|mayor                  = Michel Valla<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche|CA Privas Centre Ardèche]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|44.7358|4.597|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 294
|elevation min m        = 200
|elevation max m        = 750
|area km2               = 12.14
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Privas''' ({{IPA|fr|pʁiva|lang}}; {{langx|oc|Privàs}} {{IPA|oc|pɾiˈβas|}}, <small>also </small>{{IPA|ca|pɾiˈbas|lang}}) is a city located in [[France]], in the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Ardèche]].

With its 8,465 inhabitants (2019), it is the least populated [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] (capital of a [[Departments of France|department]]).

It was the location of the 1629 [[Siege of Privas]]. Today, Privas is known for the purée made from the local [[chestnut]]s, and for its sweetened [[marron glacé]].