Departement de la Drome (Drôme), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Departement de la Drome: French department
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Quick Facts about Drôme
| Population : | 511,553 |
| Country : | France |
| State : | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France) |
| Head of government : | president of the departmental council |
| Instagram username : | la_drome_le_departement |
| Twitter username : | La_drome |
| Area : | 6530 km2 |
| Official name : | Drôme |
| Annual number of weddings : | 2021 |
| Easternmost point : | Point(5.8304369 44.6904982) |
| Northernmost point : | Point(4.9948881 45.3439766) |
| Named for : | Drôme |
| Capital : | Valence |
| Establishment : | March 03, 1790 |
| Time Zone : | UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Local time : | 02:53:21 (6th December 2025) |
Geography
Drôme is located at 44°41'59"N 5°9'55"E (44.6997100, 5.1652100). It has 3 neighbors: Departement des Hautes Alpes, Departement de l Ardeche and Departement des Alpes de Haute Provence.
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- Official Website
Official website of Drôme
Patrick Labaune ,
Drôme has 3 neighbours.
- Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range
- Ardèche French department
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence French department
- arrondissement of Die
- arrondissement of Nyons
- arrondissement of Valence
- arrondissement of Montélimar
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 2010 | 502,877 | - | census |
| 2015 | 504,637 | 0.35% | census |
| 2017 | 511,553 | 1.35% | census |
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