Mercurol

Mercurol
Part of Mercurol-Veaunes
Location of Mercurol
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Coordinates: 45°04′37″N 4°53′30″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Commune	Mercurol-Veaunes
Area ^1	20.82 km^2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]	2,245
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	26600
Elevation	110–287 m (361–942 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mercurol (French pronunciation: [mɛʁkyʁɔl]) is a former commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It was located in the district of Valencia. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Mercurol-Veaunes.^[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1911	1,002	—
1962	837	−16.5%
1968	907	+8.4%
1975	1,011	+11.5%
1982	1,313	+29.9%
1990	1,643	+25.1%
1999	1,670	+1.6%
2008	2,122	+27.1%

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

1. Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)