Lachau

For the village in Burma, see Lachau, Burma.

Lachau
Commune
The château of Lachau
Coat of arms
Location of Lachau
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Coordinates: 44°13′59″N 5°38′19″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Nyons et Baronnies
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Magnus[1]
Area ^1	25.78 km^2 (9.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	227
• Density	8.8/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26154 /26560
Elevation	676–1,538 m (2,218–5,046 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lachau (French pronunciation: [laʃo]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	217	—
1975	225	+0.52%
1982	234	+0.56%
1990	190	−2.57%
1999	225	+1.90%
2009	210	−0.69%
2014	217	+0.66%
2020	233	+1.19%
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). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE