Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Valence | |
| Canton | Drôme des collines (main town) | |
| Community association | Hermitage-Tournonais-Herbasse-Pays de Saint Félicien | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 7 ' N , 4 ° 59' E | |
| height | 176-411 m | |
| surface | 19.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,195 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 215 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26260 | |
| INSEE code | 26301 | |
| Website | www.ville-st-donat.fr | |
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Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse is a French municipality with 4195 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Drôme des collines .
geography
Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse is located on the small river Herbasse , a tributary of the Isère . Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rattières in the north, Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse in the north-east, Margès in the east and north-east, Peyrins in the south-east, Saint-Bardoux in the south, Clérieux in the south-west, Marsaz in the West and Bren to the northwest.
history
The place Jovincieu already indicates that it housed a sanctuary of Iovis . In the Gallo-Roman village, Corbus, Bishop of Grenoble, took refuge from the Saracens in 732. This is how the relics of St. Donatus came to Jovincieu. From the 13th century, the saint's name became a toponym.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 2345 | 2217 | 2141 | 2233 | 2658 | 3132 | 3451 | 4107 |
Attractions
- College Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, built in the 12th century, Monument historique since 1906/1926/1946
- Collonges Castle
Community partnerships
Partnerships have existed with the German municipality of Ottobeuren in Swabia (Bavaria) since 1994 and with the Italian municipality of Oulx in the province of Turin (Piedmont) since 1988 .
Personalities
- Isabelle Hausser (* 1953), French administrative lawyer, writer, translator and editor
