La Roche-sur-le-Buis (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ syʁ lə bɥi], literally La Roche on the Buis; Occitan: La Ròcha dau Bois) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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 A general view of La Roche-sur-le-Buis | |
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| Coordinates: 44°16′40″N 5°18′46″E / 44.2778°N 5.3128°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Nyons et Baronnies |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Grégoire[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.72 km2 (10.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 287 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26278 /26170 |
| Elevation | 394–1,369 m (1,293–4,491 ft) (avg. 638 m or 2,093 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 134 | — |
| 1975 | 147 | +1.33% |
| 1982 | 196 | +4.20% |
| 1990 | 211 | +0.93% |
| 1999 | 287 | +3.48% |
| 2009 | 331 | +1.44% |
| 2014 | 299 | −2.01% |
| 2020 | 285 | −0.80% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
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