Hauterives

Hauterives
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Drôme des collines
Community association	Porte de DrômArdèche
Coordinates	45 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 2 ′  E
height	269-506 m
surface	30.51 km 2
Residents	1,895 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	62 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	26390
INSEE code	26148
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Hauterives is a French commune with 1,895 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the north of the department Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

The municipality is located in the valley of the Galaure , a left tributary of the Rhone . Valence is around 50 km away, Lyon 80 km and Grenoble 70 km.

Palais Idéal in Hauterives

Hauterives became famous for the monuments of the Palais Idéal and his own tomb, built between 1879 and 1922 by Ferdinand Cheval , a French postman , which are visited by over 150,000 visitors every year.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	1176	1123	1081	1096	1202	1333	1558	1900
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

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  Saint Martin Church

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  Hauterives Castle

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  Ruins of the old castle

Web links

Commons : Hauterives  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ferdinand Cheval dit le Facteur Cheval ( 1836/1924 ) on facteurcheval.com accessed on July 30, 2019 (French / English)