Alixan

Alixan
Commune
The church of Saint-Didier
Location of Alixan
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Coordinates: 44°58′33″N 5°01′42″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Bourg-de-Péage
Intercommunality	Valence Romans Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Duclaux[1]
Area ^1	28.28 km^2 (10.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,645
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26004 /26300
Elevation	163–224 m (535–735 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alixan (French pronunciation: [aliksɑ̃]; Occitan: Aleissan) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Valence TGV station, in the west of the commune, has rail connections to Valence, Grenoble, Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier and several other destinations.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,149	—
1975	1,099	−0.63%
1982	1,335	+2.82%
1990	1,703	+3.09%
1999	2,080	+2.25%
2007	2,268	+1.09%
2012	2,452	+1.57%
2017	2,509	+0.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

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