What is Privas?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Privas |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Privas 07.svg |image coat of arms size = |city motto = |image = Privas2.jpg |caption = A view of Privas. |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|44.7358|4.597|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Privas |canton = Privas |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Privas Centre Ardèche |mayor = Michel Valla |party = |term = 2014-2020 |elevation m = 475 |elevation min m = 200 |elevation max m = 750 |area km2 = 12.14 | population demonym = Privadois |population = 8313 |population ranking = |population date = 2014 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 07186 |postal code = 07000 |website = [http://www.mairie-privas.fr/ www.mairie-privas.fr] }} '''Privas''' is a [[communes of France|commune]] of France, [[Capital city|capital]] ([[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]]) of the [[Ardèche]] [[Departments of France|department]] of the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]] in southeastern France. It is the smallest administrative centre of any department in France. Today Privas is known for several [[confectionery]] made with [[chestnut]]s produced in the region, as the ''marron glacé''. ==History== When the department of Ardèche was created on 4 March 1790, the [[Capital city|capital]] was Privas alternating with Annonay, Aubenas, Le Bourg(-Saint-Andéol) and Tournon. In September of that year, Privas