Menglon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | The | |
| Canton | Le Diois | |
| Community association | Diois | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 5 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 487-1,501 m | |
| surface | 36.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 517 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26410 | |
| INSEE code | 26178 | |
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Menglon is a place and a community with 517 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) to the east of the department Drôme in the southern French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Die and the canton of Le Diois (until 2015 Châtillon-en-Diois ).
location
Menglon is located about 50 kilometers southeast of Valence in the Châtillon-en-Diois wine region . Menglon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Roman in the north and north-west, Châtillon-en-Diois in the north and north-east, Boulc in the east, Miscon in the south and south-east, Luc-en-Diois in the south and south-west, Recoubeau-Jansac in the west as well Barnave to the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 368 | 331 | 317 | 287 | 332 | 355 | 388 | 466 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Catholic Church
- Protestant Church
- Saint-Ferréol Castle
- Town hall and school, built in 1889
Web links
Commons : Menglon - collection of images, videos and audio files
