Mercurol-Veaunes

Mercurol-Veaunes
Commune
The village of Mercurol and its tower
Location of Mercurol-Veaunes
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Coordinates: 45°04′37″N 4°53′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	CA Arche Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Brunet[1]
Area ^1	25.01 km^2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,841
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26179 /26600
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mercurol-Veaunes (French pronunciation: [mɛʁkyʁɔl von]) is a commune in the Drôme department of southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Mercurol and Veaunes.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,056	—
1975	1,129	+0.96%
1982	1,447	+3.61%
1990	1,836	+3.02%
1999	1,890	+0.32%
2007	2,336	+2.68%
2012	2,512	+1.46%
2017	2,664	+1.18%
Source: INSEE[4]

References

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. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department