Serves-sur-Rhône (French pronunciation: [sɛʁv syʁ ʁon], literally Serves on Rhône) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall in Serves-sur-Rhône | |
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Location of Serves-sur-Rhône ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 45°08′22″N 4°49′06″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Valence |
Canton | Tain-l'Hermitage |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christèle Defrance[1] |
Area 1 | 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
Population | 726 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26341 /26600 |
Elevation | 117–374 m (384–1,227 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Serves-sur-Rhône is positioned on the left bank of the River Rhône, on the Route Nationale 7, roughly 75 km (47 mi) from Lyon and 25 km (16 mi) from both Valence and Romans-sur-Isère.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1911 | 520 | — |
1962 | 411 | −21.0% |
1968 | 453 | +10.2% |
1975 | 369 | −18.5% |
1982 | 468 | +26.8% |
1990 | 624 | +33.3% |
1999 | 598 | −4.2% |
2008 | 685 | +14.5% |
The commune is in the AOC Côtes-du-Rhône wine-producing region of Crozes-Hermitage.
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