La Motte-de-Galaure
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Saint-Vallier | |
| Community association | Porte de DrômArdèche | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 12 ' N , 4 ° 54' E | |
| height | 184-363 m | |
| surface | 7.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 795 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26240 | |
| INSEE code | 26216 | |
La Motte-de-Galaure is a French commune in the department of Drôme . La Motte-de-Galaure belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and the canton of Saint-Vallier . The municipality has 795 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called La Mottois .
geography
La Motte-de-Galaure is located about 48 kilometers southeast of Saint-Étienne between Lyon and Marseille am Galaure . La Motte-de-Galaure is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fay-le-Clos in the north, Mureils in the northeast, Claveyson in the east and southeast, Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals in the south and southwest, Saint-Uze in the west and Albon in the northwest .
Population development
| year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 548 | 506 | 514 | 489 | 441 | 463 | 543 | 670 | 776 |
Attractions
- The church of Sainte-Agnès with its Benedictine priory from the 11th and 12th centuries is a monument historique . The priory was destroyed during the Huguenot Wars in 1587. It was rebuilt in the 17th century.
- Ruins of the medieval castle complex
Personalities
- Marie Victor Nicolas de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg (1768-1850), general
Web links
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