Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans (;

Vivaro-Alpine Vivaro-Alpine ( oc, vivaroalpenc, vivaroaupenc) is a variety of Occitan language, Occitan spoken in southeastern France (namely, around the Dauphiné area) and northwestern Italy (the Occitan Valleys of Piedmont and Liguria). There is also a sma ...

: ''Santa Eulàlia de Roians'') is a

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in the

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

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in the region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, southeastern

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Population

Geography

Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans is located 7 km northeast of

Saint-Jean-en-Royans Saint-Jean-en-Royans (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Joan de Roians'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population International relations Saint-Jean-en-Royans is twinned with: * Câmpani, Romania *Roccagorga, Italy See als ...

(capital of the canton) and 34 km east of Romans-sur-Isere. The bordering communes are

Pont-en-Royans Pont-en-Royans () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography The town is located near the Isère valley at the gates of the Vercors Regional Natural Park. It lies at the meeting of the rivers Bourne (which rises in ...

, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans and

Échevis Échevis is a Communes of France, commune in the Drôme Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department *Parc naturel régi ...

Remarkable Geographical Sites

The "Réculée des Grands Goulets" is a remarkable geological site of 1,645.95 hectares, crossed by the Vernaison, which is located in the towns of Châtelus (in the place called Grands Goulets), La Chapelle-en-Vercors,

, Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors, Saint-Laurent-en-Royans,

Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Saint-Martin-en-Vercors (, literally ''Saint-Martin in Vercors''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Martin de Vercòrs'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department *Parc nature ...

and

. In 2014, it was classified in the "Inventory of Geological Heritage"».

History

*January 9, 1965: "Sainte-Eulalie" was changed to the longer "Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans."Décret du 5 janvier 1965 portant changement de noms de communes
JORF 7 du 9 janvier 1965, sur

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References

Communes of Drôme {{Drôme-geo-stub