Serves-sur-Rhône (French pronunciation: [sɛʁv syʁ ʁon], literally Serves on Rhône) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Serves-sur-Rhône
The town hall in Serves-sur-Rhône
The town hall in Serves-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms of Serves-sur-Rhône
Location of Serves-sur-Rhône
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Serves-sur-Rhône is located in France
Serves-sur-Rhône
Serves-sur-Rhône
Serves-sur-Rhône is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Serves-sur-Rhône
Serves-sur-Rhône
Coordinates: 45°08′22″N 4°49′06″E / 45.1394°N 4.8183°E / 45.1394; 4.8183
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementValence
CantonTain-l'Hermitage
IntercommunalityCA Arche Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christèle Defrance[1]
Area
1
6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
725
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26341 /26600
Elevation117–374 m (384–1,227 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Serves-sur-Rhône is positioned on the left bank of the River Rhône, on the Route Nationale 7, roughly 75 km (47 mi) from Lyon and 25 km (16 mi) from both Valence and Romans-sur-Isère.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 453—    
1975 369−2.89%
1982 468+3.45%
1990 624+3.66%
1999 598−0.47%
2009 727+1.97%
2014 748+0.57%
2020 726−0.50%
Source: INSEE[3]

Wine edit

The commune is in the AOC Côtes-du-Rhône wine-producing region of Crozes-Hermitage.

See also edit

References edit

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