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Drôme (Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan) is a department in southeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 named after the Drôme River
Drôme River

The Dr?me is a 110 km long river in southeastern France, left tributary of the Rh?ne River. Its source is in the western foothills of the Alps, near the village Valdr?me....
.

e is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Dauphiné
Dauphiné

The Dauphin? or Dauphin? Viennois is a Provinces of France in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departements of Frances of the Is?re, Dr?me, and Hautes-Alpes....
.

e is part of the current region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes

Rh?ne-Alpes is one of the 26 Regions of France of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rh?ne River and the Alps mountain range....
 (Rôno-Arpes) and is surrounded by the departments of Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
, Isère
Isère

Is?re is a departments of France, in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France in the east of France named after the Is?re River....
, Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....
, Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French departments of France in the south of France, it was formerly part of the Provinces of France of Provence....
, and Vaucluse
Vaucluse

The Vaucluse is a departments of France in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse....
.

The boundaries of the department have changed several times with the incorporation of the Comtat Venaissin
Comtat Venaissin

The Comtat Venaissin, often called the Comtat for short , is the former name of the region around the city of Avignon in what is now the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur region of France....
 in 1792 and the creation of the department of Vaucluse in 1793.






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Drôme (Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan) is a department in southeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 named after the Drôme River
Drôme River

The Dr?me is a 110 km long river in southeastern France, left tributary of the Rh?ne River. Its source is in the western foothills of the Alps, near the village Valdr?me....
.

History

Drôme is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Dauphiné
Dauphiné

The Dauphin? or Dauphin? Viennois is a Provinces of France in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departements of Frances of the Is?re, Dr?me, and Hautes-Alpes....
.

Geography

Drôme is part of the current region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes

Rh?ne-Alpes is one of the 26 Regions of France of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rh?ne River and the Alps mountain range....
 (Rôno-Arpes) and is surrounded by the departments of Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
, Isère
Isère

Is?re is a departments of France, in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France in the east of France named after the Is?re River....
, Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....
, Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French departments of France in the south of France, it was formerly part of the Provinces of France of Provence....
, and Vaucluse
Vaucluse

The Vaucluse is a departments of France in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse....
.

The boundaries of the department have changed several times with the incorporation of the Comtat Venaissin
Comtat Venaissin

The Comtat Venaissin, often called the Comtat for short , is the former name of the region around the city of Avignon in what is now the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur region of France....
 in 1792 and the creation of the department of Vaucluse in 1793. There is an enclave of the department of Vaucluse, the Canton of Valréas
Canton of Valréas

The canton of Valr?as, sometimes called the enclave des Papes is a cantons of France of the Vaucluse departments of France, a part of the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur regions of France in southern France....
 (Enclave des Papes), which is surrounded by Drôme.

Economy

Drôme has one of the fastest growing industrial sectors in France. It is very diversified, including plastics, large machinery, packaging, food processing, and high tech.

The economical heart of the department is situated in the west, next to the Rhone
Rhône

Rh?ne can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rh?ne Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Drômois.

Main cities

(1999 figures)
  • Valence
    Valence, Drôme

    Valence is a communes of France in southeastern France, the capital of the Departments of France of Dr?me, situated on the left bank of the Rh?ne River, 65 miles south of Lyon on the railway to Marseille....
    : 66,568
  • Romans-sur-Isère
    Romans-sur-Isère

    Romans-sur-Is?re or Romans is a Communes of France in the Dr?me Departments of France in southeastern France....
    : 33,665
  • Montélimar
    Montélimar

    Mont?limar is a commune in France in the Dr?me Departments of France in southeastern France. It is the second largest town in the department after Valence, Dr?me....
    : 32,896
  • Nyons
    Nyons

    Nyons is a Communes of France in the Dr?me Departments of France in southeastern France....
    : 6,731


Tourism


Sporting and green tourism : Winter sports—skiing, cross-country skiing, and snow-shoeing—are all available in Drôme. During the summer period, excursions, mountain biking can be practiced, discovering the mountainous area.

Cultural tourism : Monuments (churches ...) craft industry...

See also

  • Cantons of the Drôme department
  • Communes of the Drôme department
  • Arrondissements of the Drôme department


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