Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Commune
The church of Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
The church of Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Location of Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
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Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located in France
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Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Coordinates: 45°02′54″N 5°20′32″E / 45.0483°N 5.3422°E / 45.0483; 5.3422
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonVercors-Monts du Matin
IntercommunalityRoyans-Vercors
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Testoud[1]
Area
1
6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
543
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26302 /26190
Elevation178–1,053 m (584–3,455 ft)
(avg. 286 m or 938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ølali ɑ̃ ʁwajɑ̃]; Vivaro-Alpine: Santa Eulàlia de Roians) is a commune in the Drôme department in the region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 282—    
1975 360+3.55%
1982 386+1.00%
1990 402+0.51%
1999 507+2.61%
2009 533+0.50%
2014 557+0.88%
2020 549−0.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located 7 km northeast of Saint-Jean-en-Royans and 34 km east of Romans-sur-Isère.

The bordering communes are Pont-en-Royans, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans and Échevis.

Remarkable Geographical Sites

The "Réculée des Grands Goulets" is a remarkable geological site of 1,645.95 hectares, crossed by the Vernaison, which is located in the towns of Châtelus (in the place called Grands Goulets), La Chapelle-en-Vercors, Échevis, Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, Saint-Martin-en-Vercors and Pont-en-Royans. In 2014, it was classified in the "Inventory of Geological Heritage"».[4]

History

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Inventaire du patrimoine géologique : résultats, Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Énergie et de la Mer - DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 24 janvier 2014 (mis à jour le 31 mars 2015), accès le 23 septembre 2016.
  5. ^ Décret du 5 janvier 1965 portant changement de noms de communes, JORF No. 7 du 9 janvier 1965, sur Légifrance.
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