Drôme

Drôme (French pronunciation: [dʁom] ; Occitan: Droma; Arpitan: Drôma) is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019. Drôme's prefecture is Valence.

Drôme
Droma (Occitan)
Drôma (Arpitan)
Clockwise from top: a view of Buis-les-Baronnies, Valence Cathedral, lavender fields in the Vercors Massif, Crest
Location of Drôme in France
Coordinates: 44°45′N 05°10′E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
PrefectureValence
SubprefecturesDie
Nyons
Government
  President of the Departmental CouncilMarie-Pierre Mouton (LR)
Area
  Total6,530 km2 (2,520 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total519,458
  Rank52nd
  Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number26
Arrondissements3
Cantons19
Communes363
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2
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