Privas
Introduction


**Privas** (;  , also ) is a city located in [France](/wiki/France "France"), in the [department](/wiki/Departments_of_France "Departments of France") of [Ardèche](/wiki/Ard%C3%A8che "Ardèche").

With its 8,465 inhabitants (2019\), it is the least populated [prefecture](/wiki/Prefectures_in_France "Prefectures in France") (capital of a [department](/wiki/Departments_of_France "Departments of France")).

It was the location of the 1629 [Siege of Privas](/wiki/Siege_of_Privas "Siege of Privas"). Today, Privas is known for the purée made from the local [chestnuts](/wiki/Chestnut "Chestnut"), and for its sweetened [marron glacé](/wiki/Marron_glac%C3%A9 "Marron glacé").


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