Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans

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Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans
Coat of arms of Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans
Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans (France)
Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement The
Canton Vercors-Monts du Matin
Community association Royans-Vercors
Coordinates 45 ° 4 ′  N , 5 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′  N , 5 ° 15 ′  E
height 157-701 m
surface 3.54 km 2
Residents 804 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 227 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 26190
INSEE code
Website www.saint-nazaire-en-royans.com

Town hall ( Mairie ) of Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans

Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans is a French municipality with 804 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Die (until 2017 Valence ) of the canton Vercors-Monts du Matin (until 2015 Saint-Jean-en-Royans ). The inhabitants are called Nazairois .

geography

Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans is located about 30 kilometers northeast of Valence at the confluence of the Bourne and Isère . The municipality belongs to the Vercors Regional Nature Park . Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier in the north, Saint-Just-de-Claix in the north and east, La Motte-Fanjas in the east and south-east, Rochechinard in the south and La Baume- d'Hostun to the west.

Population development

Number of inhabitants
year 1911 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 696 648 590 493 576 531 498 677 795

Attractions

aqueduct
  • Romanesque church
  • Aqueduct from 1876
  • Rochebrune tower from the 11th / 12th centuries century
  • Thais cave

Web links

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