Saint-Jean-en-Royans
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | The | |
| Canton | Vercors-Monts du Matin | |
| Community association | Royans-Vercors | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ' N , 5 ° 18' E | |
| height | 196-1,295 m | |
| surface | 27.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,868 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26190 | |
| INSEE code | 26307 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-jean-en-royans.fr/ | |
 Pass road at Combe Laval near Saint-Jean-en-Royans |
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Saint-Jean-en-Royans is a French commune with 2,868 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement Valence of the canton Vercors-Monts du Matin . The inhabitants are called Saint-Jeannais .
geography
Saint-Jean-en-Royans is located about 75 kilometers south-southeast of Lyon on the Lyonne River . The brook Cholet limits the community to the east. The municipality belongs to the Vercors Regional Nature Park . Saint-Jean-en-Royans is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Thomas-en-Royans in the north, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans in the east, Bouvante and Saint-Martin-le-Colonel in the south, Oriol-en-Royans and Beauregard- Beret in the southwest, Rochechinard in the west and La Motte-Fanjas in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 2,800 | 2,849 | 2,897 | 2,708 | 2,945 | 2,895 | 2,895 | 2,999 | 2,953 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1905/1926
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Dormition chapel
Community partnerships
With the Romanian community Câmpani in Transylvania and the Italian municipality of Roccagorga in the province of Latina (Lazio) are partnerships .
personality
- Charly Mottet (* 1962), cyclist, grew up in Saint-Jean-en-Royans
