Serves-sur-Rhône

Serves-sur-Rhône
Commune
The town hall in Serves-sur-Rhône

Coat of arms
Serves-sur-Rhône
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Serves-sur-Rhône
Coordinates: 45°08′22″N 4°49′06″E / 45.1394°N 4.8183°E / 45.1394; 4.8183Coordinates: 45°08′22″N 4°49′06″E / 45.1394°N 4.8183°E / 45.1394; 4.8183
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality Pays de l'Hermitage
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Lafuma
Area1 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 685
  Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 26341 /26600
Elevation 117–374 m (384–1,227 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 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.

Serves-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Geography

Serves-sur-Rhône is positioned on the left bank of the River Rhône, on the Route Nationale 7, roughly 75 km (47 mi) from Lyon and 25 km (16 mi) from both Valence and Romans-sur-Isère.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1911520    
1962411−21.0%
1968453+10.2%
1975369−18.5%
1982468+26.8%
1990624+33.3%
1999598−4.2%
2008685+14.5%

Wine

The commune is in the AOC Côtes-du-Rhône wine producing region of Crozes-Hermitage.

See also

References

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