Geyssans
Geyssans is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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Location of Geyssans 
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| Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 5°05′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Canton | Drôme des collines |
| Intercommunality | CA Valence Romans Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maurice Detriors |
| Area 1 | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 717 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26140 /26750 |
| Elevation | 242–475 m (794–1,558 ft) (avg. 435 m or 1,427 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Location
It is located north of Génissieux, off the D52 which goes towards St Michel s/ Savasse, and Montmiral. The main road ends up in Reculais, a former commune now part of Arthémonay.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1911 | 409 | — |
| 1962 | 248 | −39.4% |
| 1968 | 261 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 263 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 308 | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 408 | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 468 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 585 | +25.0% |
Sights
There is a pretty little ancient chapel to visit in Geyssans named St Ange, located on the very top of the hill. There is also a very clear view, on a good day, on the Rhone valley and the Vercors Plateau.
gollark: > And you can track people for block and block on end, via public transit cameras. So even if they get a brief glimpse of the person, they can track them until they get an identifiable image or even where they live. Subpoenaing records is just building the case to prove it was youSounds surveillance-state-y.
gollark: Ah yes, one example, so that means EVERYONE gets caught.
gollark: h? h.
gollark: Looks helicoptery.
gollark: I'm afraid of actually *touching* geckos and stuff because they can apparently bite quite hard, but they're cool.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Reculais on cassini.ehess.fr
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