Saint-Jean-en-Royans

Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Commune
Saint-Jean-en-Royans seen from the east
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Saint-Jean-en-Royans Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Coordinates: 45°01′10″N 5°17′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Intercommunality	Royans-Vercors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Morin
Area 1	27.86 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,783
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26307 /26190
Elevation	196–1,292 m (643–4,239 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-en-Royans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ ʁwajɑ̃]; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Joan de Roians) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,232 —     1800 2,008 −1.50% 1806 2,525 +3.89% 1821 2,555 +0.08% 1831 2,710 +0.59% 1836 2,541 −1.28% 1841 2,516 −0.20% 1846 2,629 +0.88% 1851 2,661 +0.24% 1856 2,721 +0.45% 1861 2,563 −1.19% 1866 2,742 +1.36% 1872 2,788 +0.28% 1876 2,546 −2.24% 1881 2,689 +1.10% 1886 2,815 +0.92% 1891 2,965 +1.04% 1896 2,888 −0.52%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,959 +0.49% 1906 2,858 −0.69% 1911 2,800 −0.41% 1921 2,470 −1.25% 1926 2,769 +2.31% 1931 2,814 +0.32% 1936 2,649 −1.20% 1946 2,775 +0.47% 1954 2,705 −0.32% 1962 2,849 +0.65% 1968 2,897 +0.28% 1975 2,708 −0.96% 1982 2,945 +1.21% 1990 2,895 −0.21% 1999 2,895 +0.00% 2007 3,011 +0.49% 2012 2,953 −0.39% 2017 2,868 −0.58%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

Saint-Jean-en-Royans is twinned with:

• Câmpani, Romania
• Roccagorga, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors
• Velo Vercors