Saulce-sur-Rhône

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Saulce-sur-Rhône

Total population

1,848

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation76 m

Land area18.43 km²

WeatherAvg high 66.3°F

Coordinates44.70°, 4.80°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saulce-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Émile Loubet

8th president of France (1838–1929)

É

Étienne Martin

French sculptor (1913–1995)

Gustave Chancel

French chemist (1822-1890)

Amable Guy Blancard

French soldier and officer (1774-1853)

F

Fernand Bonneton

French flying ace (1890-1922)

H

Henriette-Suzanne Brès

French children's writer

J

Jacques-Romain Dupré

French military personnel

Jean-Louis Boissier

French scholar, curator and artist

Gustave Reynier

linguist from France

H

Henri Palix

French politician (1864-1936)

J

Jean Hugues Theophil Chancel

French soldier

L

Louis François d'Arbalestier

French politician

M

Maurice Michel

French politician

C

Charles Sauvajon

French politician (1908-1993)

E

Ernest Morin-Latour

French politician

J

Jean Isaac Perrin

French politician

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Cliousclat
  1.9 mi away · pop. 613
• Baix
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,280
• Les Tourrettes
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,056
• Cruas
  3.7 mi away · pop. 3,009
• Saint-Lager-Bressac
  4.4 mi away · pop. 956
• Saint-Symphorien-sous-Chomérac
  5 mi away · pop. 822
• Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès
  5.4 mi away · pop. 830
• Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,440
• Chomérac
  6.8 mi away · pop. 3,020
• Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet
  7.4 mi away · pop. 1,250
• Autichamp
  8.3 mi away · pop. 143
• Saint-Cierge-la-Serre
  8.3 mi away · pop. 245

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-06-05

Stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

Seen 2026-06-04

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-06-02

black-and-red pot beetle

Cryptocephalus bipunctatus

Seen 2026-06-02

lemon balm

Melissa officinalis

Seen 2026-06-01

Ventocoris rusticus

Ventocoris rusticus

Seen 2026-06-01

spearmint

Mentha spicata

Seen 2026-06-01

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-06-01

Large Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis polychloros

Seen 2026-06-01

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Saulce-sur-Rhône, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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