Montségur-sur-Lauzon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Grignan | |
| Community association | Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 22 ′ N , 4 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 112-297 m | |
| surface | 18.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,312 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26130 | |
| INSEE code | 26211 | |
| Website | Montségur-sur-Lauzon | |
 Saint-Félix chapel |
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Montsegur-sur-Lauzon is a French commune with 1,312 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Drome region, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Nyons and the Canton of Grignan . The community was formerly called Saint-Raphaël .
geography
The place is located in the Rhone Valley and on the Lauzon River .
The neighboring municipalities of Montségur-sur-Lauzon are La Baume-de-Transit , Solérieux , Richerenches (Vaucluse), Chamaret and Chantemerle-lès-Grignan . The municipality is crossed by the river Lauzon , which flows north of Bollène into the Canal de Donzère-Mondragon and thus into the Rhône .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 634 | 654 | 767 | 925 | 987 | 1029 | 1152 | 1291 |
Attractions
- Ruins of the castle and remains of the city fortifications
- The village has four chapels, including the Saint-Félix chapel ( Monument historique ) on the castle hill , the late Romanesque chapel Les Barquets , the Saint-Claude chapel and the Saint-Jean chapel .
Web links
Commons : Montségur-sur-Lauzon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
