Saint-Jean-en-Royans

Saint-Jean-en-Royans is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Commune
Saint-Jean-en-Royans seen from the east
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Coordinates: 45°01′10″N 5°17′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Intercommunality	Royans-Vercors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Morin
Area ^1	27.86 km^2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,868
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26307 /26190
Elevation	196–1,292 m (643–4,239 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,232	—
1800	2,008	−10.0%
1806	2,525	+25.7%
1821	2,555	+1.2%
1831	2,710	+6.1%
1836	2,541	−6.2%
1841	2,516	−1.0%
1846	2,649	+5.3%
1851	2,661	+0.5%
1856	2,721	+2.3%
1861	2,663	−2.1%
1866	2,742	+3.0%
1872	2,788	+1.7%
1876	2,546	−8.7%
1881	2,689	+5.6%
1886	2,815	+4.7%
1891	2,965	+5.3%
1896	2,888	−2.6%
1901	2,959	+2.5%
1906	2,856	−3.5%
1911	2,800	−2.0%
1921	2,470	−11.8%
1926	2,769	+12.1%
1931	2,814	+1.6%
1936	2,649	−5.9%
1946	2,775	+4.8%
1954	2,710	−2.3%
1962	2,849	+5.1%
1968	2,897	+1.7%
1975	2,708	−6.5%
1982	2,945	+8.8%
1990	2,895	−1.7%
1999	2,895	+0.0%
2008	3,023	+4.4%
2012	2,953	−2.3%

International relations

Saint-Jean-en-Royans is twinned with:

• Câmpani, Romania
• Roccagorga, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.