Châteauneuf-du-Rhône

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Châteauneuf-du-Rhône
Coat of arms of Châteauneuf-du-Rhône
Châteauneuf-du-Rhône (France)
Châteauneuf-du-Rhône
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Nyons
Canton Montélimar-2
Community association Montélimar agglomeration
Coordinates 44 ° 29 ′  N , 4 ° 43 ′  E 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
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 .

Web links

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