Saou

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Saou

(2020–2026) Raphaël Paillot^[1]Area

41.6 km² (16.1 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

575 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26336 /26400

Elevation288–1,567 m (945–5,141 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.

Saou (French pronunciation: [su]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	431	—
1975	354	−2.77%
1982	364	+0.40%
1990	378	+0.47%
1999	409	+0.88%
2009	513	+2.29%
2014	527	+0.54%
2020	565	+1.17%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Syncline

Saou is well known for its syncline.

View of the whole syncline of the "Forêt de Saou" from the Lagier farm.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE