Dieulefit (French pronunciation: [djøl(ə)fi]; Dieulofé, from Old Occitan Dieu lo fe "God made it") is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Dieulefit
The centre of Dieulefit
The centre of Dieulefit
Coat of arms of Dieulefit
Location of Dieulefit
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Dieulefit is located in France
Dieulefit
Dieulefit
Dieulefit is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dieulefit
Dieulefit
Coordinates: 44°31′27″N 5°03′59″E / 44.5242°N 5.0664°E / 44.5242; 5.0664
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementNyons
CantonDieulefit
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Bussat[1]
Area
1
27.42 km2 (10.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,230
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26114 /26220
Elevation323–969 m (1,060–3,179 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,663—    
1800 2,847+0.96%
1806 2,989+0.81%
1821 3,374+0.81%
1831 3,952+1.59%
1836 4,135+0.91%
1841 4,163+0.14%
1846 4,291+0.61%
1851 4,222−0.32%
1856 4,010−1.03%
1861 4,205+0.95%
1866 4,147−0.28%
1872 4,028−0.48%
1876 4,049+0.13%
1881 4,167+0.58%
1886 4,280+0.54%
1891 3,546−3.69%
1896 3,544−0.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,545+0.01%
1906 3,621+0.43%
1911 3,604−0.09%
1921 3,073−1.58%
1926 2,591−3.35%
1931 2,539−0.40%
1936 2,404−1.09%
1946 2,436+0.13%
1954 2,704+1.31%
1962 2,450−1.23%
1968 2,534+0.56%
1975 2,632+0.54%
1982 2,666+0.18%
1990 2,924+1.16%
1999 3,096+0.64%
2007 3,148+0.21%
2012 3,030−0.76%
2017 3,159+0.84%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Dieulefit, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE