Châteauneuf-du-Rhône
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Drôme | |
Arrondissement | Nyons | |
Canton | Montélimar-2 | |
Community association | Montélimar agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 29 ′ N , 4 ° 43 ′ E | |
height | 55-335 m | |
surface | 27.27 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,725 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 26780 | |
INSEE code | 26085 | |
Website | http://www.chateauneuf-du-rhone.fr/ | |
The town hall of Châteauneuf-du-Rhône |
Châteauneuf-du-Rhône is a French commune with a population of 2,725 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Châteauneuf-du-Rhône belongs to the arrondissement of Nyons and the canton of Montélimar-2 .
geography
Châteauneuf-du-Rhône is on the edge of Provence on the Rhône . Châteauneuf-du-Rhône is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montélimar in the north, Allan in the east, Malataverne in the south-east, Donzère in the south, Viviers in the west and south-west and Le Teil in the north-west.
Route nationale 7 runs through the municipality and the A7 autoroute on the eastern edge .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
Residents | 1,363 | 1,484 | 1,654 | 1,977 | 2,094 | 2,220 | 2,244 | 2,732 |
Source: INSEE
Attractions
- Combaumont fortified house
- Port-Vieux Castle from the 19th century
- Porcher Castle with an Iron Age oppidum and a fortification from the Middle Ages
- La Grangette castle from the 19th century
- Le Roure manor house
- Hôtel d'Arlempdes, Monument historique since 1988
Parish partnership
With the Romanian community Dolhesti Bradicesti Pietris in Iaşi County (Moldavia) is one since 2007 partnership .