Crépol
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Crépol (French pronunciation: [kʁepɔl]; Arpitan: Crèpôl) is a rural commune in the southeastern Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France. It is located northwest of Valence, not far from the departmental border with Isère, in the Dauphiné historical region.
Crépol
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The church in Crépol | |
 Location of Crépol | |
  Crépol Location within France  Crépol Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′31″N 5°04′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Canton | Drôme des collines |
| Intercommunality | CA Valence Romans Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Lagut[1] |
Area 1 | 11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 523 |
| • Density | 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Crépolois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26107 /26350 |
| Elevation | 260–491 m (853–1,611 ft) (avg. 298 m or 978 ft) |
| Website | crepol.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In 2023, it was the scene of the Crépol stabbing, which received international news coverage.[3][4][5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 430 | — |
| 1975 | 341 | −3.26% |
| 1982 | 374 | +1.33% |
| 1990 | 424 | +1.58% |
| 1999 | 470 | +1.15% |
| 2007 | 476 | +0.16% |
| 2012 | 552 | +3.01% |
| 2017 | 563 | +0.40% |
| 2023 | 523 | −1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
