La Roche-de-Glun
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Tain-l'Hermitage | |
| Community association | Hermitage-Tournonais-Herbasse-Pays de Saint Félicien | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 4 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 103-147 m | |
| surface | 12.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,272 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 256 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26600 | |
| INSEE code | 26271 | |
| Website | www.larochedeglun.fr | |
 La Roche-de-Glun Town Hall |
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La Roche-de-Glun is a French municipality with 3272 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 Tain-l'Hermitage . The inhabitants are called Rochelain (e) s .
geography
La Roche-de-Glun is largely located on a river island on the Rhone . La Roche-de-Glun is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tournon-sur-Rhône and Mercurol in the north, Pont-de-l'Isère in the east, Châteauneuf-sur-Isère in the south-east, Bourg-lès-Valence in the south, and Châteaubourg in the south-west , Glun to the west and Mauves to the northwest.
The National Route 7 runs through the municipality .
history
In 1856 the community was separated from the community of Pont-de-l'Isère and became independent.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| 880 | 1227 | 1467 | 2113 | 2800 | 2740 | 3143 | 3280 |
Attractions
- Dam wall with hydroelectric power station on the Rhône
- Tower of the Diane of Poitiers from the 14th century, Monument historique
- Gate to Roussillon, gate wall from the 13th and 14th centuries
Personalities
- Kevin Mayer (* 1992), decathlete
