Drôme
Sign in to saveDrôme (; Occitan: Droma; Arpitan: Drôma) is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 524,207 as of 2023. Drôme's prefecture is Valence.
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Drôme is a department (administrative division) located in southeastern France, named after the Drôme river and home to over 524,000 people as of 2023. As the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with its main city being Valence, it represents an important part of France's regional geography and local governance structure.
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- Department of France
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- Clockwise from top: a view of Buis-les-Baronnies, Valence Cathedral, lavender fields in the Vercors Massif, Crest
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- Location of Drôme in France
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Principal towns
- Economy
- Statistics
- Tourism
- Main companies
- Politics
- Current National Assembly Representatives
- Tourism
- See also
- References
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Drôme (; Occitan: Droma; Arpitan: Drôma) is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 524,207 as of 2023. Drôme's prefecture is Valence.
The southern portion of the Drôme, closest to Provence, is often known as the fr:Drôme Provençale.