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Saillans is a commune in France, located in the Drôme department within the arrondissement of Die. It is situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and borders the communes of Pontaix, Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois, Mirabel-et-Blacons, and Vercheny. The municipality has an area of 36.15 square kilometers and an elevation of 273 meters.
The commune was established on January 1, 2025, replacing Véronne. It is associated with the canton of Diois for electoral purposes. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,460 residents and another citing 969. The local government maintains an official website and contact details for public inquiries.
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It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Drôme.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saillans
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 969
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Drôme
- Arrondissement
- Die
- Canton
- Le Diois
- Mayor 2025 2026
- François Brocard
- Area
- 36.15 km (13.96 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,460
- Density
- 40.4/km (105/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 26289 /26340
- Elevation
- 232–918 m (761–3,012 ft) , (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Saillans – en Biovallée ®
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saillans
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Die
- Population
- 1460
- Area
- 36.15
- Shares border with
- Espenel
- Official website
- www.mairiedesaillans26.fr
- Image
- Saillans (aperçu).JPG
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- inception
- 2025-01-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-75-21-51-52
- Commons category
- Saillans (Drôme)
- associated electoral district
- canton of Diois
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Encyclopedic overview
Saillans ( French pronunciation: [sajɑ̃]; Occitan: Salhens) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2025, the former commune of Véronne was merged into Saillans.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saillans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.