Rochefort-Samson
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Vercors-Monts du Matin | |
| Community association | Valence Roman's agglo | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 58 ' N , 5 ° 9' E | |
| height | 227-1,330 m | |
| surface | 24.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,007 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26300 | |
| INSEE code | 26273 | |
 Mairie Rochefort-Samson |
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Rochefort-Samson is a French commune with 1,007 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the north of the department Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
The place is in the east of the fertile plain in the confluence of the Isère in the Rhone . The municipality borders the Vercors Mountains to the east . Rochefort-Samson is about eleven kilometers south-east of Bourg-de-Péage and about 20 km east of Valence (as the crow flies). The highest point of the 24.59 km² municipal area is the 1330 m high Rocher des Deux-Sœurs . The two creeks Combe d'Oyan and Fleurs arise in the part of the Vercors Mountains belonging to the municipality of Rochefort-Samson.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 499 | 455 | 432 | 539 | 744 | 762 | 930 | 1000 |
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Attractions
- Chapons Castle ruins
- Parish church from the 19th century
- Church in the village of Saint-Mamans
Web links
Commons : Rochefort-Samson - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
