Lens-Lestang
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Drôme des collines | |
| Community association | Porte de DrômArdèche | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ' N , 5 ° 3' E | |
| height | 237-448 m | |
| surface | 16.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 882 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26210 | |
| INSEE code | 26162 | |
 Church Notre Dame de Chatenay |
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Lens-Lestang is a French municipality with 882 inhabitants (at 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 .
geography
The municipality is located east of the Rhône valley, around 30 kilometers east of Annonay and 20 kilometers southeast of Roussillon , on the border with the neighboring department of Isère . Neighboring municipalities to Lens-Lestang are:
- Beaurepaire in the north,
- Marcollin and Lentiol in the east,
- Hauterives in the south,
- Moras-en-Valloire to the west and
- Manthes in the northwest.
The village itself is located on the left bank of the Ruisseau Regrimay stream , which, coming from the east, swings here to the north and flows into the Dolure a little later , which drains into the Rhône via the Collières near Saint-Rambert-d'Albon .
The D538 département road, which runs from Romans-sur-Isère to Vienne , provides transport connections to the community.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 655 | 636 | 672 | 629 | 667 | 823 | 859 |
Attractions
- Castle Château du Double 17th century, historique Monument
- Notre Dame church in the hamlet of Chatenay
