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Privas
Privas
is a
commune
of France, capital of the
Ardèche
department
. It is the second-smallest administrative center of any department in France, larger than only the commune of
Foix
. It is the fifth-largest commune in the Ardèche, behind
Annonay
,
Aubenas
,
Guilherand-Granges
, and
Tournon-sur-Rhône
. It was the location of the 1629
Siege of Privas
. Today Privas is known for the puree made from the local
chestnuts
, and for its sweetened
marron glacé
.
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