Loriol-sur-Drôme


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Loriol-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

Town hall

Town hall

Coat of arms of Loriol-sur-Drôme

Coat of arms

Location of Loriol-sur-Drôme

Map

Loriol-sur-Drôme is located in France

Loriol-sur-Drôme

Loriol-sur-Drôme

Loriol-sur-Drôme is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Loriol-sur-Drôme

Loriol-sur-Drôme

Coordinates: 44°45′09″N 4°49′24″E / 44.7525°N 4.8233°E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonLoriol-sur-Drôme
IntercommunalityVal 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
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code

26166 /26270

Elevation81–365 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,839—    
1800 2,392+3.83%
1806 2,344−0.34%
1821 2,458+0.32%
1831 3,048+2.17%
1836 3,340+1.85%
1841 3,460+0.71%
1846 3,530+0.40%
1851 3,588+0.33%
1856 3,554−0.19%
1861 3,524−0.17%
1866 3,512−0.07%
1872 3,634+0.57%
1876 3,686+0.36%
1881 3,511−0.97%
1886 3,518+0.04%
1891 3,506−0.07%
1896 3,330−1.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,108−1.37%
1906 3,136+0.18%
1911 3,012−0.80%
1921 3,112+0.33%
1926 3,168+0.36%
1931 3,057−0.71%
1936 2,800−1.74%
1946 2,685−0.42%
1954 2,886+0.91%
1962 3,583+2.74%
1968 3,421−0.77%
1975 3,514+0.38%
1982 4,635+4.03%
1990 5,609+2.41%
1999 5,698+0.18%
2007 5,722+0.05%
2012 6,019+1.02%
2017 6,593+1.84%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Loriol-sur-Drôme, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE