Clérieux
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Romans-sur-Isere | |
| Community association | Valence Roman's agglo | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 5 ' N , 4 ° 58' E | |
| height | 141–245 m | |
| surface | 13.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,017 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 149 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26260 | |
| INSEE code | 26096 | |
| Website | http://www.clerieux.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Clérieux |
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Clérieux is a French commune with 2,017 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and the canton of Romans-sur-Isère (until 2015: canton of Romans-sur-Isère-1 ). The inhabitants are called Clérieusois .
geography
Clérieux is located about 17 kilometers north-northeast of Valence . The river Herbasse flows through the municipality and the village . Clérieux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marsaz in the north and north-west, Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse in the north and north-east, Saint-Bardoux in the east, Granges-les-Beaumont in the south and south-east, Beaumont-Monteux in the south-west, Chanos- Curson in the west and south-west, Mercurol-Veaunes in the west and Chavannes in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 1,164 | 1,404 | 1,326 | 1,273 | 1,354 | 1,605 | 1,833 | 1.996 | 2,019 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Catherine church
- Remains of the earlier fortifications
- Fortified house with pigeon tower
- Bridge from 1468 over the Herbasse
