Condorcet | ||
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Coordinates: 44°24′31″N 5°12′03″E / 44.4086°N 5.2008°ECoordinates: 44°24′31″N 5°12′03″E / 44.4086°N 5.2008°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Drôme | |
Arrondissement | Nyons | |
Canton | Nyons | |
Intercommunality | Val d'Eygues | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Coullet | |
Area1 | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 474 | |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 26103 / 26110 | |
Elevation | 301–1,217 m (988–3,993 ft) (avg. 337 m or 1,106 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Condorcet is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Condorcet is roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of the town of Nyons.
The history of Condorcet begins in late antiquity. An old local tradition holds that the ancient, ruined part of the village was once occupied by a forest sacred to druids. The monks of Cluny Abbey founded a priory in Condorcet in the 10th century. The counts of Die (Drôme) were the lords of Condorcet from the earliest days of feudalism.