Loriol-sur-Drôme
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Loriol-sur-Drôme
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| Coordinates: 44°45′09″N 4°49′24″E / 44.7525°N 4.8233°ECoordinates: 44°45′09″N 4°49′24″E / 44.7525°N 4.8233°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Die | |
| Canton | Loriol-sur-Drôme | |
| Intercommunality | Val de Drôme | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Ladegaillerie | |
| Area1 | 28.66 km2 (11.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,745 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26166 /26270 | |
| Elevation | 81–365 m (266–1,198 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Loriol-sur-Drôme is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Loriol is situated in the Rhône valley, between Valence and Montélimar. The neighbouring villages are Livron-sur-Drôme, Mirmande, and Cliousclat.
Roman emperor Aurelian is said to have based a camp here. The medieval fortress was destroyed in the wars of religion, leaving only the ramparts.
During World War II, Loriol was heavily damaged by Allied bombing in August 1944.
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