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Drôme
Department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Drome" redirects here. For the 1952 novel by John Martin Leahy, see Drome (novel). For the locality in Western Australia, see Drome, Western Australia.
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Drôme (French pronunciation: [dʁom] ⓘ; Occitan: Droma; Arpitan: Drôma) is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.[3] Drôme's prefecture is Valence.
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Drôme
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Clockwise from top: a view of Buis-les-Baronnies, Valence Cathedral, lavender fields in the Vercors Massif, Crest | |
![]() Location of Drôme in France | |
Coordinates: 44°45′N 05°10′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Prefecture | Valence |
Subprefectures | Die Nyons |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Marie-Pierre Mouton[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,530 km2 (2,520 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 519,458 |
• Rank | 52nd |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 26 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 19 |
Communes | 363 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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