Albon, Drôme

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Albon

(2020–2026) Philippe Becheras^[1]Area

25.62 km² (9.89 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,951 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26002 /26140

Elevation134–365 m (440–1,198 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Albon (French pronunciation: [albɔ̃]; Arpitan: Arbon) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,206	—
1975	1,136	−0.85%
1982	1,313	+2.09%
1990	1,543	+2.04%
1999	1,573	+0.21%
2007	1,694	+0.93%
2012	1,732	+0.44%
2017	1,937	+2.26%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

Château d'Albon - remains of medieval castle.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE