Oriol-en-Royans

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Oriol-en-Royans

Total population

519

Elevation238 m

Land area16.01 km²

Coordinates45.00°, 5.27°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oriol-en-Royans is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Eugène-Casimir Chirouse

Canadian Catholic priest (1854–1927)

G

Gérard Sibeud

French politician (1930–2016)

H

Henri Lécluse

French poet (1936–2010)

J

Joseph Lamberton

French sculptor and painter (1867-1943)

Marie-Jeanne Barbier

French writer

P

Philippe Clave

French soldier (1916-1996)

A

André Antoine Alexis Vignon-Laversanne

French politician (1759-1837)

É

Étienne Ezingeard

French politician (1740–1817)

J

Joseph Nicolas Allemand

L

Louis Valentin

French priest, professor and writer (1843–1919)

Jean-Claude-Barthélemy Gallix

H

Honoré Simon

C

Césarine Lombard

French painter and lithographer

F

Fouquet de La Routte

J

Juliette Gallix

member of the Bondois family

J

Jules Gallix

brother of Claudius Gallix

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Saint-Martin-le-Colonel
  0.7 mi away · pop. 215
• Saint-Laurent-en-Royans
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,396
• Hostun
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,029
• Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans
  4.6 mi away · pop. 816
• La Baume-d'Hostun
  4.7 mi away · pop. 592
• Pont-en-Royans
  5.6 mi away · pop. 802
• Saint-André-en-Royans
  6.9 mi away · pop. 331
• Barbières
  7.1 mi away · pop. 1,133
• La Chapelle-en-Vercors
  7.2 mi away · pop. 748
• Choranche
  7.5 mi away · pop. 133
• Saint-Martin-en-Vercors
  8.4 mi away · pop. 409
• Presles
  8.4 mi away · pop. 97

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Recently spotted species

Stenurella bifasciata

Stenurella bifasciata

Seen 2026-06-10

Campyloneura virgula

Campyloneura virgula

Seen 2026-06-10

The Lackey

Malacosoma neustria

Seen 2026-06-10

The Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Seen 2026-06-10

Poplar Hawkmoth

Laothoe populi

Seen 2026-06-10

Malthinus flaveolus

Malthinus flaveolus

Seen 2026-06-10

Black Arches

Lymantria monacha

Seen 2026-06-10

Peach Blossom Moth

Thyatira batis

Seen 2026-06-10

Warted Knot-horn

Acrobasis repandana

Seen 2026-06-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Oriol-en-Royans, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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