Châteauneuf-sur-Isère

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Châteauneuf-sur-Isère

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Châteauneuf-sur-Isère
Coordinates: 45°00′53″N 4°56′07″E / 45.0147°N 4.9353°E / 45.0147; 4.9353Coordinates: 45°00′53″N 4°56′07″E / 45.0147°N 4.9353°E / 45.0147; 4.9353
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Bourg-de-Péage
Intercommunality Canton de Bourg-de-Péage
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Patouillard
Area
  Land1 45.57 km2 (17.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 3,658
  Population2 Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 26084 / 26300
Elevation 111–237 m (364–778 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 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.

Châteauneuf-sur-Isère is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1911 1,260    
1962 2,089+65.8%
1968 2,150+2.9%
1975 2,012−6.4%
1982 2,591+28.8%
1990 3,031+17.0%
1999 3,285+8.4%
2008 3,658+11.4%

Personalities

It was the birthplace of St. Hugh of Châteauneuf.

See also

References

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