Droux
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Droux is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department of France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Bellac and the canton of Magnac-Laval, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Châteauponsac. The municipality borders Magnac-Laval, Blanzac, Rancon, and Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe, and is located next to the Gartempe river.
The area covers 23.98 square kilometers at an elevation of 316 meters above sea level. Population records vary, with one source listing 378 residents, including 171 males and 179 females, while another cites 452 inhabitants. The postal code for the commune is 87190.
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Place details
- Locality
- Droux
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 452
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Droux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Semme Dsc 1484.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Semme river near Droux
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Droux (Haute-Vienne).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 87061
- French commune.postal code
- 87190
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bellac
- French commune.canton
- Châteauponsac
- French commune.mayor
- Madeleine Saillard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 181
- French commune.elevation max m
- 316
- French commune.area km2
- 23.98
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Droux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bellac
- Population
- 378
- Area
- 23.98
- Elevation
- 247
- Body of water
- Gartempe
- Shares border with
- Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe
- Image
- Semme Dsc 1484.jpg
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- Commons category
- Droux
- postal code
- 87190
- associated electoral district
- canton of Châteauponsac
- male population
- 171
- female population
- 179
- P8168
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- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-55-68-51-81
- fax number
- +33-5-55-60-18-17
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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Droux (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
==Geography== The river Semme forms most of the commune's southwestern border, flows southwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Gartempe, which forms the commune's southern border.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Droux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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