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Grignan
Sign in to saveGrignan (; ) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
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Grignan is a commune in France, situated within the Drôme department and the arrondissement of Nyons. It serves as the capital of the canton of Grignan and shares borders with Montjoyer, Chamaret, Chantemerle-lès-Grignan, and Colonzelle. The municipality has an area of 43.43 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 471 meters.
The population of Grignan is recorded as 1,625, comprising 760 males and 791 females. The postal code for the area is 26230. While one source lists the population as 1,443, the administrative data indicates the higher figure. The town is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a specific residential street identified as Grande Rue.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grignan
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,443
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Grignan
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- 160917-Grignan-01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of Grignan and its castle, with a lavender field in the foreground
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason famille fr d'Adhémar.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nyons
- French commune.canton
- Grignan
- French commune.INSEE
- 26146
- French commune.postal code
- 26230
- French commune.mayor
- Bruno Durieux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 198
- French commune.elevation min m
- 130
- French commune.elevation max m
- 471
- French commune.area km2
- 43.43
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Grignan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nyons
- Population
- 1596
- Area
- 43.43
- Elevation
- 239
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Grillon
- Official website
- www.ville-grignan.fr
- Image
- Grignan,vue globale1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Grignan
- postal code
- 26230
- associated electoral district
- canton of Grignan
- male population
- 760
- female population
- 791
- P8168
- Christian Lüscher
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-75-46-50-06
- fax number
- +33-4-75-46-93-13
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Agriculture
- History
- Population
- Sights
- Collegiate Church of the Holy Saviour
- Rochecourbière Cave
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Grignan (; ) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
It has a Renaissance castle and is mentioned in the letters that Madame de Sévigné wrote to her daughter, Madame de Grignan, in the 17th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grignan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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