Châteauneuf-de-Galaure

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Châteauneuf-de-Galaure

(2020–2026) Raphaël Brun^[1]Area

18.08 km² (6.98 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,817 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26083 /26330

Elevation222–393 m (728–1,289 ft)
(avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure has a Franciscan abbey, in the course of being restored, with a cart-track.

Geography

The Galaure flows southwest through the southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,153	—
1975	1,153	+0.00%
1982	1,252	+1.18%
1990	1,246	−0.06%
1999	1,276	+0.26%
2009	1,557	+2.01%
2014	1,748	+2.34%
2020	1,827	+0.74%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Marthe Robin (1902–1981), Roman Catholic mystic, stigmatic and foundress

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE