Mercurol

Part of Mercurol-Veaunes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

45°04′37″N 4°53′30″E / 45.0769°N 4.8917°E / 45.0769; 4.8917CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentDrômeArrondissementValenceCantonTain-l'HermitageCommuneMercurol-Veaunes Area20.82 km² (8.04 sq mi)Population2,245 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation110–287 m (361–942 ft)
(avg. 263 m or 863 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mercurol (French pronunciation: [mɛʁkyʁɔl]) is a former commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It was located in the district of Valencia. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Mercurol-Veaunes.^[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1911	1,002	—
1962	837	−16.5%
1968	907	+8.4%
1975	1,011	+11.5%
1982	1,313	+29.9%
1990	1,643	+25.1%
1999	1,670	+1.6%
2008	2,122	+27.1%

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References