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La Motte-Chalancon
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La Motte-Chalancon is a commune in France, situated within the Drôme department and the arrondissement of Die. It serves as the capital of the canton of La Motte-Chalancon and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Diois. The municipality is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Arnayon, Bellegarde-en-Diois, Chalancon, and Cornillon-sur-l'Oule.
The commune covers an area of 22.83 square kilometers and has an elevation of 1,424 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 486, comprising 207 males and 219 females, though another source lists the population as 421. La Motte-Chalancon is twinned with Verviers. The postal code for the area is 26470.
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- Locality
- La Motte-Chalancon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 421
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Drôme
- Arrondissement
- Die
- Canton
- Le Diois
- Intercommunality
- Diois
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Laurent Combel
- Area
- 22.83 km (8.81 sq mi)
- Density
- 17.3/km (44.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 26215 /26470
- Elevation
- 517–1,424 m (1,696–4,672 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Motte-Chalancon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Die
- Population
- 395
- Area
- 22.83
- Elevation
- 824
- Capital of
- canton of La Motte-Chalancon
- Shares border with
- Rottier
- Official website
- www.lamottechalancon.com
- Image
- La Motte-Chalancon - Vue du village depuis la place des Écoles.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Motte-Chalancon
- twinned administrative body
- Verviers
- postal code
- 26470
- associated electoral district
- canton of Diois
- male population
- 207
- female population
- 219
- P8168
- Peru–Chile Trench
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-75-27-20-41
- fax number
- +33-4-75-27-20-38
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Encyclopedic overview
La Motte-Chalancon ( French pronunciation: [la mɔt ʃalɑ̃kɔ̃]; Occitan: La Mota de Chalancon) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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