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Hauterives

Hauterives
Cheval's "Palais Idéal"
Cheval's "Palais Idéal"
Coat of arms of Hauterives
Coat of arms
Hauterives is located in France
Hauterives
Hauterives
Coordinates: 45°15′22″N 5°01′38″E / 45.2561°N 5.0272°E / 45.2561; 5.0272Coordinates: 45°15′22″N 5°01′38″E / 45.2561°N 5.0272°E / 45.2561; 5.0272
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Le Grand-Serre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gabriel Biancheri
Area1 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,584
 • Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 26148 / 26390
Elevation 269–506 m (883–1,660 ft)
(avg. 346 m or 1,135 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hauterives is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is home to Ferdinand Cheval's self-made Ideal Palace.

The Galaure flows southwest through the middle of the commune.


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