Saou

Not to be confused with Sao or Sau.

Saou
Commune
Saou seen from La Poupoune
Location of Saou
Saou Show map of France Saou Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°38′46″N 5°03′43″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Dieulefit
Intercommunality	Val de Drôme en Biovallée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raphaël Paillot[1]
Area ^1	41.6 km^2 (16.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	575
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26336 /26400
Elevation	288–1,567 m (945–5,141 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.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	431	—
1975	354	−2.77%
1982	364	+0.40%
1990	378	+0.47%
1999	409	+0.88%
2009	513	+2.29%
2014	527	+0.54%
2020	565	+1.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

Syncline

Saou is well known for its syncline.

View of the whole syncline of the "Forêt de Saou" from the Lagier farm.

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE