Saint-Laurent-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 ° 2 ′ N , 5 ° 20 ′ E | |
height | 171-1,400 m | |
surface | 27.39 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,419 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 26190 | |
INSEE code | 26311 | |
Website | www.saint-laurent-en-royans.fr | |
Town hall ( Mairie ) of Saint-Laurent-en-Royans |
Saint-Laurent-en-Royans is a French commune with 1,419 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Valence in the canton of Vercors-Monts du Matin (until 2015: canton of Saint-Jean-en-Royans ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Laurentinois .
geography
Saint-Laurent-en-Royans is about 37 kilometers east-southeast of Grenoble . The municipality belongs to the Vercors Regional Nature Park . Saint-Laurent-en-Royans is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Auberives-en-Royans in the north, Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans in the north and north-east, Échevis in the east and north-east, La Chapelle-en-Vercors in the east and south-east, Bouvante in the south, Saint-Jean-en-Royans in the west and Saint-Thomas-en-Royans in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 938 | 864 | 1,032 | 1.110 | 1,137 | 1,330 | 1,218 | 1,315 | 1,348 |
Attractions
- Saint-Antoine-le-Grand Orthodox Monastery
- La Bâtie castle from the 14th century