Loriol-sur-Drôme
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Article ImagesLoriol-sur-Drôme (French pronunciation: [lɔʁjɔl syʁ dʁom], literally Loriol on Drôme; Vivaro-Alpine: L’Auriòu de Droma) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Loriol-sur-Drôme | |
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Town hall | |
Coordinates: 44°45′09″N 4°49′24″E / 44.7525°N 4.8233°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Die |
Canton | Loriol-sur-Drôme |
Intercommunality | Val de Drôme en Biovallée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Aurias[1] |
Area 1 | 28.66 km2 (11.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,619 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26166 /26270 |
Elevation | 81–365 m (266–1,198 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Loriol is situated in the Rhône valley, between Valence and Montélimar. The neighbouring villages are Livron-sur-Drôme, Mirmande, and Cliousclat.
Roman emperor Aurelian is said to have based a camp here. The medieval fortress was destroyed in the wars of religion, leaving only the ramparts.
During World War II, Loriol was heavily damaged by Allied bombing in August 1944.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Loriol-sur-Drôme, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE