Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is a commune in the Drôme department in the region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, southeastern France.

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Commune
The church of Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Location of Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
Coordinates: 45°02′54″N 5°20′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonVercors-Monts du Matin
IntercommunalityLe Pays du Royans
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marc Estassy
Area
1
6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
544
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26302 /26190
Elevation178–1,053 m (584–3,455 ft)
(avg. 286 m or 938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1911262—    
1962240−8.4%
1968282+17.5%
1975360+27.7%
1982386+7.2%
1990402+4.1%
1999507+26.1%
2008517+2.0%

Geography

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located 7 km northeast of Saint-Jean-en-Royans (capital of the canton) and 34 km east of Romans-sur-Isere.

The bordering communes are Pont-en-Royans, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans and Échevis.

Remarkable Geographical Sites

The "Réculée des Grands Goulets" is a remarkable geological site of 1,645.95 hectares, crossed by the Vernaison, which is located in the towns of Châtelus (in the place called Grands Goulets), La Chapelle-en-Vercors, Échevis, Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, Saint-Martin-en-Vercors and Pont-en-Royans. In 2014, it was classified in the "Inventory of Geological Heritage"».[2]

History
  • January 9, 1965: "Sainte-Eulalie" was changed to the longer "Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans."[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inventaire du patrimoine géologique : résultats, Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Énergie et de la Mer - DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 24 janvier 2014 (mis à jour le 31 mars 2015), accès le 23 septembre 2016.
  3. Décret du 5 janvier 1965 portant changement de noms de communes, JORF No. 7 du 9 janvier 1965, sur Légifrance.



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