Villefranche-le-Château

Villefranche-le-Château Vilafrancha dau Chastèu (Occitan)
Commune
Location of Villefranche-le-Château
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Coordinates: 44°13′16″N 5°31′23″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Nyons et Baronnies
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Eliane Gauthier[1]
Area ^1	7.42 km^2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	16
• Density	2.2/km^2 (5.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26375 /26560
Elevation	783–1,364 m (2,569–4,475 ft) (avg. 832 m or 2,730 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villefranche-le-Château (French: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ lə ʃɑto]; Vivaro-Alpine: Vilafrancha dau Chastèu) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	25	—
1975	22	−1.81%
1982	15	−5.32%
1990	20	+3.66%
1999	21	+0.54%
2009	23	+0.91%
2014	24	+0.85%
2020	17	−5.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

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. 6 June 2023.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE