Saint-Jean-en-Royans

Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Commune
Saint-Jean-en-Royans seen from the east
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-en-Royans
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Coordinates: 45°01′10″N 5°17′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Intercommunality	Royans-Vercors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Morin[1]
Area ^1	27.86 km^2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,783
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26307 /26190
Elevation	196–1,292 m (643–4,239 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-en-Royans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ ʁwajɑ̃]; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Joan de Roians) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,232 —     1800 2,008 −1.50% 1806 2,525 +3.89% 1821 2,555 +0.08% 1831 2,710 +0.59% 1836 2,541 −1.28% 1841 2,516 −0.20% 1846 2,629 +0.88% 1851 2,661 +0.24% 1856 2,721 +0.45% 1861 2,563 −1.19% 1866 2,742 +1.36% 1872 2,788 +0.28% 1876 2,546 −2.24% 1881 2,689 +1.10% 1886 2,815 +0.92% 1891 2,965 +1.04% 1896 2,888 −0.52%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,959 +0.49% 1906 2,858 −0.69% 1911 2,800 −0.41% 1921 2,470 −1.25% 1926 2,769 +2.31% 1931 2,814 +0.32% 1936 2,649 −1.20% 1946 2,775 +0.47% 1954 2,705 −0.32% 1962 2,849 +0.65% 1968 2,897 +0.28% 1975 2,708 −0.96% 1982 2,945 +1.21% 1990 2,895 −0.21% 1999 2,895 +0.00% 2007 3,011 +0.49% 2012 2,953 −0.39% 2017 2,868 −0.58%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

Saint-Jean-en-Royans is twinned with:

• Câmpani, Romania
• Roccagorga, Italy

See also

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

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. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Jean-en-Royans, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE