Geyssans
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Drôme des collines | |
| Community association | Valence Roman's agglo | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 7 ' N , 5 ° 6' E | |
| height | 242-475 m | |
| surface | 10.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 717 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26750 | |
| INSEE code | 26140 | |
| Website | http://www.geyssans.fr/ | |
 Saint-Ange church |
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Geyssans is a French municipality with 717 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 Drôme des collines (until 2015: canton of Romans-sur-Isère-1 ). The inhabitants are called Clérieusois .
geography
Geyssans is located about 23 kilometers north-northeast of Valence . The small river Chalon flows along the northwestern edge of the municipality . Geyssans is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Chalon in the north, Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse in the east and northeast, Châtillon-Saint-Jean in the east and southeast, Triors in the southeast, Génissieux in the south, Peyrins in the west and southwest and Arthémonay in the northwest .
Population development
| year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 409 | 274 | 261 | 263 | 308 | 408 | 468 | 539 | 721 |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Saint-Ange church
