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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Canton | Saint-Vallier |
| Intercommunality | Les Deux Rives de la Région de Saint-Vallier |
| Mayor | Jacques Cheval (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 131–364 m (430–1,194 ft) (avg. 158 m/518 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,005 (2008) |
| - Density | 739 /km2 (1,910 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26333/ 26240 |
| 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. | |
Saint-Vallier is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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The Galaure flows northwest through the southern part of the commune, crosses the town, then flows into the Rhone, which forms the commune's western border.
| Year | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4363 | 4124 | 4927 | 5137 | 4442 | 4115 | 4154 | 4005 |
Saint-Vallier is known as the place where Diane de Poitiers, one of the most well-known of French royal mistresses, was born in 1499.