Salettes (Drôme)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Dieulefit | |
| Community association | Dieulefit-Bourdeaux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 34 ′ N , 4 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 207-664 m | |
| surface | 6.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 145 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26160 | |
| INSEE code | 26334 | |
Salettes is a French municipality with 145 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the canton of Dieulefit in the arrondissement of Nyons .
geography
Salettes is located at an average altitude of 435 m on the southern edge of the Drôme department, 14 kilometers by car northwest of Dieulefit and 22 kilometers east of Montélimar . The closest places are La Bégude-de-Mazenc , Le Poët-Laval and Eyzahut . The Ruisseau de Salettes, Ruisseau de Bramefaim and Ruisseau de Mourgon flow in the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 77 | 71 | 88 | 82 | 64 | 94 | 120 | 148 |
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history
Earliest written mention as Preceptoria Saliceti in 1219, 1695 as Saint Jean de Sallettes . At that time owned by the Maltese - Coming from Le Poët-Laval , it later fell to Guyon, then to the papal possessions , later to Plèche, Lattier and finally Viennois. The inhabitants are called Salettois or Salettoises .
Attractions
- Château du Normand, castle-like castle with two round towers.
