Mercurol
Mercurol | |
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Part of Mercurol-Veaunes | |
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Location of Mercurol | |
  Mercurol Location within France  Mercurol Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°04′37″N 4°53′30″E / 45.0769°N 4.8917°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Canton | Tain-l'Hermitage |
| Commune | Mercurol-Veaunes |
Area 1 | 20.82 km2 (8.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | 2,245 |
| • Density | 107.8/km2 (279.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26600 |
| Elevation | 110–287 m (361–942 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mercurol (French pronunciation: [mɛʁkyʁɔl]) is a former commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It was located in the district of Valencia. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Mercurol-Veaunes.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,002 | — |
| 1962 | 837 | −0.35% |
| 1968 | 907 | +1.35% |
| 1975 | 1,011 | +1.56% |
| 1982 | 1,313 | +3.80% |
| 1990 | 1,643 | +2.84% |
| 1999 | 1,670 | +0.18% |
| 2013 | 2,245 | +2.14% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[1] | ||
See also
References
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- 1 2 Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mercurol, EHESS (in French).