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Drôme
Coat of arms of the Drôme department
Location
Location of Drôme in France
Administration
Department number: 26
Region: Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture: Valence
Subprefectures: Die
Nyons
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 36
Communes: 369
President of the General Council: Didier Guillaume
PS
Statistics
Population Ranked 53rd
 -1999 437,778
Population density: 67/km²
Land area¹: 6530 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Valence ( Occitan Valença) is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the department of Drôme, situated Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Die ( French: Die pronounced dee; Occitan: Diá) is a commune, former episcopal see and Sub-prefecture Nyons ( Occitan: Niom) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Drôme department are Arrondissement of Die, ( subprefecture: Die) with 9 The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 36 cantons of the Drôme department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 369 communes of the Drôme département in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France

Drôme (Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan) is a department in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Drôme ( Occitan: Droma) is a 110 km long river in southeastern France, left tributary of the Rhône River.

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History

Drôme is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an It was created from the former province of Dauphiné. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departments ' of the

Geography

Drôme is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes) and is surrounded by the departments of Ardèche, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and Vaucluse. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the Ardèche ( Occitan and Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. Isère ( Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes ( Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan Hautes-Alpes ( Occitan: Auts Aups) is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range Alpes-Maritimes ( Occitan: Aups Maritims) is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ( Occitan: Aups d'Auta Provença) is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province The Vaucluse ( Provençal Occitan: Vauclusa in classical norm or Vau-Cluso in Mistralian norm is a department in the southeast of

The boundaries of the department have changed several times with the incorporation of the Comtat Venaissin in 1792 and the creation of the department of Vaucluse in 1793. The Comtat Venaissin, often called the Comtat for short (lo Comtat Venaicin la Comtat is the former name of the region around the city of Avignon in what is now There is an enclave of the department of Vaucluse, the Canton of Valréas (Enclave des Papes), which is surrounded by Drôme. The canton of Valréas, sometimes called the enclave des Papes ("Enclave of the Popes" is a canton of the Vaucluse département The canton of Valréas, sometimes called the enclave des Papes ("Enclave of the Popes" is a canton of the Vaucluse département

Economy

Drôme has one of the fastest growing industrial sectors in France. It is very diversified, including plastics, large machinery, packaging, food processing, and high tech.

The economical heart of the department is situated in the west, next to the Rhone. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Drômois.

Main cities

(1999 figures)

Tourism

Sporting and green tourism : Winter sports—skiing, cross-country skiing, and snow-shoeing—are all available in Drôme. Valence ( Occitan Valença) is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the department of Drôme, situated Romans-sur-Isère or Romans ( Occitan: Romans d'Isèra) is a commune in the Drôme Montélimar ( Latin name Acumum and Montelaimar in Occitan) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern Nyons ( Occitan: Niom) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. During the summer period, excursions, mountain biking can be practiced, discovering the mountainous area.

Cultural tourism : Monuments (churches . . . ) craft industry. . .

See also

External links

The following is a list of the 36 cantons of the Drôme department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The following is a list of the 369 communes of the Drôme département in France. The 3 arrondissements of the Drôme department are Arrondissement of Die, ( subprefecture: Die) with 9
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