La Motte-de-Galaure

Part of Saint-Jean-de-Galaure in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

45°11′51″N 4°54′23″E / 45.1975°N 4.9064°E / 45.1975; 4.9064CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentDrômeArrondissementValenceCantonSaint-VallierCommuneSaint-Jean-de-GalaureArea7.73 km² (2.98 sq mi)Population795 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation184–363 m (604–1,191 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Motte-de-Galaure (French pronunciation: [la mɔt də ɡalɔʁ]) is a former commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2022, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Jean-de-Galaure.^[2]

Geography

The Galaure flows southwest through the southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1911	548	—
1962	506	−7.7%
1968	514	+1.6%
1975	489	−4.9%
1982	441	−9.8%
1990	463	+5.0%
1999	543	+17.3%
2008	716	+31.9%
2019	795	+11.0%

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References