Mercurol

Mercurol
Mercurol

Coordinates: 45°04′37″N 4°53′30″E / 45.0769°N 4.8917°E / 45.0769; 4.8917Coordinates: 45°04′37″N 4°53′30″E / 45.0769°N 4.8917°E / 45.0769; 4.8917
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality Pays de l'Hermitage
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Brunet
Area1 20.82 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,122
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 26179 / 26600
Elevation 110–287 m (361–942 ft)
(avg. 263 m or 863 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.

Mercurol is a former commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Mercurol-Veaunes.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19111,002    
1962837−16.5%
1968907+8.4%
19751,011+11.5%
19821,313+29.9%
19901,643+25.1%
19991,670+1.6%
20082,122+27.1%

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)
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