Albon, Drôme

Albon
Commune
Château d'Albon
Coat of arms
Location of Albon
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Coordinates: 45°14′47″N 4°50′58″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Saint-Vallier
Intercommunality	Porte de DrômArdèche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Becheras[1]
Area ^1	25.62 km^2 (9.89 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,951
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26002 /26140
Elevation	134–365 m (440–1,198 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Albon (French pronunciation: [albɔ̃]; Arpitan: Arbon) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,206	—
1975	1,136	−0.85%
1982	1,313	+2.09%
1990	1,543	+2.04%
1999	1,573	+0.21%
2007	1,694	+0.93%
2012	1,732	+0.44%
2017	1,937	+2.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• Château d'Albon - remains of medieval castle.

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE