La Rochette-du-Buis

La Rochette-du-Buis
Commune
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Coordinates: 44°16′12″N 5°25′16″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Nyons et Baronnies
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Pelacuer[1]
Area ^1	11.06 km^2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	56
• Density	5.1/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26279 /26170
Elevation	640–1,302 m (2,100–4,272 ft) (avg. 763 m or 2,503 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 Rochette-du-Buis (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃɛt dy bɥi]; Occitan: La Rocheta dau Bois) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	105	—
1975	63	−7.04%
1982	61	−0.46%
1990	59	−0.42%
1999	65	+1.08%
2009	68	+0.45%
2014	74	+1.71%
2020	57	−4.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

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