Serves-sur-Rhône

Serves-sur-Rhône

Serves-sur-Rhône
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality Pays de l'Hermitage
Mayor Alain Lafuma
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 117–374 m (384–1,227 ft)
(avg. 123 m/404 ft)
Land area1 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population2 685  (2008)
 - Density 106 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 26341/ 26600
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.

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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 of Serves-sur-Rhône
Year 1911 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 520 411 453 369 468 624 598 685

Wine

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

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