Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Commune
The church of Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Coordinates: 45°02′54″N 5°20′32″E / 45.0483°N 5.3422°E / 45.0483; 5.3422Coordinates: 45°02′54″N 5°20′32″E / 45.0483°N 5.3422°E / 45.0483; 5.3422
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Die
Canton Vercors-Monts du Matin
Intercommunality Le Pays du Royans
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marc Estassy
Area1 6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 517
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 26302 /26190
Elevation 178–1,053 m (584–3,455 ft)
(avg. 286 m or 938 ft)

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.

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is a French commune in the Drôme department in southeastern the region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1911262—    
1962240−8.4%
1968282+17.5%
1975360+27.7%
1982386+7.2%
1990402+4.1%
1999507+26.1%
2008517+2.0%

Geography

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located 7 km northeast of Saint-Jean-en-Royans (capital of the canton) and 34 km east of Romans-sur-Isere.

The bordering communes are Pont-en-Royans, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans and Échevis.

Remarkable Geographical Sites

The "Réculée des Grands Goulets" is a remarkable geological site of 1,645.95 hectares, crossed by the Vernaison, which is located in the towns of Châtelus (in the place called Grands Goulets), La Chapelle-en-Vercors, Échevis, Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, Saint-Martin-en-Vercors and Pont-en-Royans. In 2014, it was classified in the "Inventory of Geological Heritage"»[1].

History

  • January 9, 1965: "Sainte-Eulalie" was changed to the longer "Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans."[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Inventaire du patrimoine géologique : résultats, Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Énergie et de la Mer - DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 24 janvier 2014 (mis à jour le 31 mars 2015), accès le 23 septembre 2016.
  2. ↑ Décret du 5 janvier 1965 portant changement de noms de communes, JORF No. 7 du 9 janvier 1965, sur Légifrance.


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