Bouvante
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Bouvante (French pronunciation: [buvɑ̃t]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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The church in Bouvante | |
 Location of Bouvante | |
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| Coordinates: 44°57′55″N 5°16′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Vercors-Monts du Matin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Faure[1] |
Area 1 | 83.88 km2 (32.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 210 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26059 /26190 |
| Elevation | 311–1,701 m (1,020–5,581 ft) (avg. 585 m or 1,919 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 250 | — |
| 1975 | 222 | −1.68% |
| 1982 | 219 | −0.19% |
| 1990 | 220 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 223 | +0.15% |
| 2009 | 240 | +0.74% |
| 2014 | 246 | +0.50% |
| 2020 | 210 | −2.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
