La Chapelle-en-Vercors

La Chapelle-en-Vercors
Commune
A general view of La Chapelle-en-Vercors
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-en-Vercors
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Coordinates: 44°58′07″N 5°25′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Tarin[1]
Area ^1	45.27 km^2 (17.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	748
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26074 /26420
Elevation	600–1,524 m (1,969–5,000 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ]; Occitan: Chapèla de Vercòrs) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	722	—
1975	675	−0.96%
1982	653	−0.47%
1990	628	−0.49%
1999	662	+0.59%
2009	675	+0.19%
2014	670	−0.15%
2020	724	+1.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

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