Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
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| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | ||
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  Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | ||
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | ||
| Coordinates: 44°20′59″N 4°46′08″E / 44.3497°N 4.769°ECoordinates: 44°20′59″N 4°46′08″E / 44.3497°N 4.769°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Catelinois | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 22.04 km2 (8.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 8,465 | |
| • Population2 Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26324 / 26130 | |
| Elevation |
49–290 m (161–951 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Occitan: Sant Pau Tres Castèus) (sometimes known as Saint-Paul-en-Tricastin) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Name
The name of the city comes from the Gaul tribe of the Tricastini. Local historians incorrectly concluded that the name was derived from the Latin "Tricastinorum", meaning three castles.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,040 | — |
| 1800 | 1,505 | −26.2% |
| 1806 | 1,962 | +30.4% |
| 1821 | 1,633 | −16.8% |
| 1831 | 1,982 | +21.4% |
| 1836 | 2,071 | +4.5% |
| 1841 | 2,183 | +5.4% |
| 1846 | 2,085 | −4.5% |
| 1851 | 2,192 | +5.1% |
| 1856 | 2,227 | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 2,516 | +13.0% |
| 1866 | 2,558 | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 2,315 | −9.5% |
| 1876 | 2,290 | −1.1% |
| 1881 | 2,250 | −1.7% |
| 1886 | 2,500 | +11.1% |
| 1891 | 2,427 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | 2,557 | +5.4% |
| 1901 | 2,185 | −14.5% |
| 1906 | 1,879 | −14.0% |
| 1911 | 1,973 | +5.0% |
| 1921 | 1,528 | −22.6% |
| 1926 | 1,558 | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 1,480 | −5.0% |
| 1936 | 1,485 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 1,270 | −14.5% |
| 1954 | 1,679 | +32.2% |
| 1962 | 2,213 | +31.8% |
| 1968 | 4,350 | +96.6% |
| 1975 | 4,349 | −0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,412 | +47.4% |
| 1990 | 6,789 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 7,277 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 8,465 | +16.3% |
Sport
It was the start of stage 16 of the 2011 Tour de France, 162.5 km (101 mi) to Gap, as well as the start city for stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France,[1] 217 km (135 mi) to Cap d'Agde.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stage 13: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux". Start Towns. Le Tour de France. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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