Droux
| Droux | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The Semme river near Droux | ||
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  Droux Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Droux | ||
| Coordinates: 46°09′36″N 1°09′12″E / 46.160°N 1.1533°ECoordinates: 46°09′36″N 1°09′12″E / 46.160°N 1.1533°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Bellac | |
| Canton | Châteauponsac | |
| Intercommunality | Brame-Benaize | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Bottemer | |
| Area1 | 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007)2 | 418 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87061 /87190 | |
| Elevation | 181–316 m (594–1,037 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Droux (Occitan: Drolh) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Geography
The river Semme forms most of the commune's southwestern border, flows southwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Gartempe, which forms the commune's southern border.
Inhabitants are known as Drouniers.
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