Drom
| Drom | |
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  Drom | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Drom | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′00″N 5°22′00″E / 46.2167°N 5.3667°ECoordinates: 46°13′00″N 5°22′00″E / 46.2167°N 5.3667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Ceyzériat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Brochier |
| Area1 | 7.78 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 192 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01000 / 01250 |
| Elevation |
310–505 m (1,017–1,657 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 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. | |
Drom is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
As well as a dairy selling comté cheese, butter, cream, fromage blanc and newly resurrected medieval fromage de CLON, (all made from milk from the village's own cows), Drom boasts three 'Artisans d'art'.
Christine Brochier is a master craftswoman/couturière working in fur and leather. She holds the distinction of 'Meilleur Ouvrier de France'.
Drom also has an art gallery of pictures, prints, and portraits by Margaret Steel and handmade bespoke desks by Tony Steel. See their website, galerie-steel.com
As well as a dairy selling comté cheese, butter, cream, fromage blanc and newly resurrected medieval fromage de CLON, (all made from milk from the village's own cows), Drom boasts three 'Artisans d'art'.
Christine Brochier is a master craftswoman/couturière working in fur and leather. She holds the distinction of 'Meilleur Ouvrier de France'.
Drom also has an art gallery of pictures and handmade bespoke furniture run by Margaret and Tony Steel. See their website, www.galerie-steel.com
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 427 | — |
| 1800 | 436 | +2.1% |
| 1806 | 552 | +26.6% |
| 1821 | 436 | −21.0% |
| 1831 | 455 | +4.4% |
| 1836 | 420 | −7.7% |
| 1841 | 436 | +3.8% |
| 1846 | 417 | −4.4% |
| 1851 | 431 | +3.4% |
| 1856 | 427 | −0.9% |
| 1861 | 441 | +3.3% |
| 1866 | 427 | −3.2% |
| 1872 | 418 | −2.1% |
| 1876 | 436 | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 425 | −2.5% |
| 1886 | 405 | −4.7% |
| 1891 | 402 | −0.7% |
| 1896 | 328 | −18.4% |
| 1901 | 322 | −1.8% |
| 1906 | 327 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 292 | −10.7% |
| 1921 | 237 | −18.8% |
| 1926 | 220 | −7.2% |
| 1931 | 194 | −11.8% |
| 1936 | 193 | −0.5% |
| 1946 | 170 | −11.9% |
| 1954 | 181 | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 147 | −18.8% |
| 1968 | 146 | −0.7% |
| 1975 | 153 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 139 | −9.2% |
| 1990 | 146 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 160 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 192 | +20.0% |
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