Mirabel-et-Blacons
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | The | |
| Canton | Crest | |
| Community association | Crestois and Pays de Saillans | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 43 ' N , 5 ° 6' E | |
| height | 197-705 m | |
| surface | 17.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,095 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26400 | |
| INSEE code | 26183 | |
Mirabel-et-Blacons is a French commune with 1,095 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Die and the canton of Crest and lies in the valley of the river Gervanne .
history
During the siege of Die by the Huguenot army in 1574, Catholic troops provoked the battle of the Mirabel or Blacons Bridge on July 4th , in which the Protestant officer Montbrun was captured.
Population development
- 1962: 544
- 1968: 552
- 1975: 592
- 1982: 592
- 1990: 728
- 1999: 815
- 2016: 1058
Web links
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