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Crest

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commune in Drôme, France

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Crest is a commune in France, situated within the Drôme department and the arrondissement of Die. It serves as the capital for the cantons of Crest-Nord, Crest-Sud, and Crest. The town is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Vaunaveys-la-Rochette, Aouste-sur-Sye, Cobonne, and Divajeu. Its official website is mairie-crest.fr, and it is twinned with Ponte San Nicolò.

The commune has an area of 23.38 square kilometers and an elevation of 463 meters above sea level. Its population is 8,756, comprising 3,943 males and 4,562 females. Hervé Mariton is the head of government. The postal code for Crest is 26400.

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Place details

Locality
Crest
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
8,517
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department
Drôme
Arrondissement
Die
Canton
Crest
Intercommunality
Crestois et Pays de Saillans Cœur de Drôme
Mayor 2024 2026
Stéphanie Karcher
Area
23.38 km (9.03 sq mi)
Population 2023
8,658
Density
370.3/km (959.1/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
26108 /26400
Elevation
166–463 m (545–1,519 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Crest
Country
France
Population
8712
Area
23.38
Elevation
249
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Head of government
Hervé Mariton
Capital of
canton of Crest
Shares border with
Eurre
Official website
www.mairie-crest.fr
Image
France Drome Crest 2.jpg
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Commons category
Crest (Drôme)
twinned administrative body
Ponte San Nicolò
postal code
26400
topic's main category
Category:Crest (Drôme)
different from
Le Crest
associated electoral district
canton of Crest
male population
3943
female population
4562
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-75-76-61-10
fax number
+33-4-75-25-00-63
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Encyclopedic overview

Crest ( French pronunciation: [kʁɛ]) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France.

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