Privas (French: [pʁi.va]) is a commune of France, capital of the Ardèche department. It is the smallest administrative center of any department in France. 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.