Bouvante

Bouvante (French pronunciation: [buvɑ̃t]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Bouvante
Commune
The church in Bouvante
Location of Bouvante
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Coordinates: 44°57′55″N 5°16′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Faure[1]
Area 1	83.88 km2 (32.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	211
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26059 /26190
Elevation	311–1,701 m (1,020–5,581 ft) (avg. 585 m or 1,919 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	250	—
1975	222	−1.68%
1982	219	−0.19%
1990	220	+0.06%
1999	223	+0.15%
2009	240	+0.74%
2014	246	+0.50%
2020	210	−2.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors