Saint-Jean-en-Royans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ ʁwajɑ̃]; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Joan de Roians) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans seen from the east
Saint-Jean-en-Royans seen from the east
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Location of Saint-Jean-en-Royans
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Saint-Jean-en-Royans is located in France
Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Coordinates: 45°01′10″N 5°17′35″E / 45.0194°N 5.2931°E / 45.0194; 5.2931
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonVercors-Monts du Matin
IntercommunalityRoyans-Vercors
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Morin[1]
Area
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27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,783
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26307 /26190
Elevation196–1,292 m (643–4,239 ft)
(avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,232—    
1800 2,008−1.50%
1806 2,525+3.89%
1821 2,555+0.08%
1831 2,710+0.59%
1836 2,541−1.28%
1841 2,516−0.20%
1846 2,629+0.88%
1851 2,661+0.24%
1856 2,721+0.45%
1861 2,563−1.19%
1866 2,742+1.36%
1872 2,788+0.28%
1876 2,546−2.24%
1881 2,689+1.10%
1886 2,815+0.92%
1891 2,965+1.04%
1896 2,888−0.52%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,959+0.49%
1906 2,858−0.69%
1911 2,800−0.41%
1921 2,470−1.25%
1926 2,769+2.31%
1931 2,814+0.32%
1936 2,649−1.20%
1946 2,775+0.47%
1954 2,705−0.32%
1962 2,849+0.65%
1968 2,897+0.28%
1975 2,708−0.96%
1982 2,945+1.21%
1990 2,895−0.21%
1999 2,895+0.00%
2007 3,011+0.49%
2012 2,953−0.39%
2017 2,868−0.58%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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Saint-Jean-en-Royans is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  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 Saint-Jean-en-Royans, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE