Chatuzange-le-Goubet

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Chatuzange-le-Goubet

(2020–2026) Christian Gauthier^[1]Area

28.24 km² (10.90 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,227 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26088 /26300

Elevation150–327 m (492–1,073 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chatuzange-le-Goubet (French pronunciation: [ʃatyzɑ̃ʒ lə ɡubɛ]; Vivaro-Alpine: Chatusange e los Gobets) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. A hoard of Roman silver objects was found in the commune in the nineteenth century. Known as the Chatuzange Treasure, it can now be seen in the British Museum.^[3]

A fluted dish from the Chatuzange Treasure in the British Museum

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	1,440	—
1962	1,622	+0.23%
1968	1,777	+1.53%
1975	1,875	+0.77%
1982	2,554	+4.51%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	3,619	+4.45%
1999	3,975	+1.05%
2007	4,561	+1.73%
2012	4,989	+1.81%
2017	5,516	+2.03%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ British Museum Collection
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chatuzange-le-Goubet, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE