Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Le Tricastin
Community association	Drôme Sud Provence
Coordinates	44 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 21 ′  N , 4 ° 46 ′  E
height	49–290 m
surface	22.04 km 2
Residents	8,937 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	405 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	26130
INSEE code	26324
Website	ville-saintpaultroischateaux.fr
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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Saint-Paul

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is a commune in southern France , in the Drôme department . The city has 8937 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is located in the canton of Le Tricastin in the Nyons arrondissement .

geography

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is located in the Provencal part of the Drôme department, in the extreme south of which it is located. In the west there is a side canal of the Rhone and the Tricastin nuclear power plant . In the east and south, the place is surrounded by wooded or cultivated hills.

etymology

Originally the place was called Saint-Paul-en-Tricastin . Tricastin was later understood as the Latin expression for Trois-Châteaux (three castles).

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2016
Residents	2213	4350	4349	6412	6789	7277	8590	9026

Attractions

See also : List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

• The Notre Dame Cathedral was built in the 12th century and is an example of the ancient embossed Romanesque architecture in Provence .

Personalities

• Auguste Sibour (1792–1857), Archbishop of Paris

Town twinning

• Eltmann , Germany (since 1975)
• Trecate , Italy (since 2003)
• Kassel , Germany (since 2009)

Sports

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux was the start of a stage of the Tour de France in 2011, 2012 and 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Presentation of the community ( memento of the original from October 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ town twinning