Châteauneuf-de-Galaure

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
Commune
A general view of Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
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Coordinates: 45°13′58″N 4°57′27″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Drôme des collines
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raphaël Brun[1]
Area ^1	18.08 km^2 (6.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,817
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26083 /26330
Elevation	222–393 m (728–1,289 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure has a Franciscan abbey, in the course of being restored, with a cart-track.

Geography

The Galaure flows southwest through the southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,153	—
1975	1,153	+0.00%
1982	1,252	+1.18%
1990	1,246	−0.06%
1999	1,276	+0.26%
2009	1,557	+2.01%
2014	1,748	+2.34%
2020	1,827	+0.74%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Marthe Robin (1902–1981), Roman Catholic mystic, stigmatic and foundress

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE