Rochegude, Drôme

Rochegude (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃɡyd]; Occitan: Ròchaguda) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Rochegude
Commune
Château de Rochegude
Coat of arms
Location of Rochegude
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Coordinates: 44°14′59″N 4°49′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Le Tricastin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Besnier[1]
Area 1	18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,677
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26275 /26790
Elevation	83–284 m (272–932 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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	591	—
1975	684	+2.11%
1982	831	+2.82%
1990	1,053	+3.00%
1999	1,236	+1.80%
2009	1,451	+1.62%
2014	1,563	+1.50%
2020	1,671	+1.12%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department