Réauville
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Grignan | |
| Community association | Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 27 ' N , 4 ° 51' E | |
| height | 117-372 m | |
| surface | 18.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 387 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26230 | |
| INSEE code | 26261 | |
| Website | www.mairie-réauville.fr | |
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Réauville is a French municipality with 387 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
Geographical location
Réauville is about 20 kilometers southeast of Montélimar . Coming from the north, the municipality can be reached from the A 7 motorway via the Montélimar-Sud junction. Coming from the south, Réauville can be reached via the Bollène junction . The next largest municipalities in the vicinity are Grignan and Valaurie .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 189 | 167 | 166 | 243 | 315 | 336 | 363 | 383 |
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Agriculture
The municipality, like the entire canton, is characterized by agriculture, among other things wheat, sunflowers, lavender, apricots, cherries and wine are grown.
Buildings
The most important building in the village is the Sainte-Madeleine church with frescoes from the 19th century. Otherwise the area is characterized by houses in the typical Provençal style.
Natural monuments
In the historical epoch of the Miocene , Réauville was covered by the sea. In the Sablière (sand pit) of Réauville , fossils of mussels, shark and ray teeth and sea urchins from this period can be seen.
Trivia
The first French soldier to die in World War I, Albert Séverin Roche, was born in Réauville.
