Saint-Martin-le-Colonel

Saint-Martin-le-Colonel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ lə kɔlɔnɛl]; Occitan: Sant Martin lo Coronel) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Saint-Martin-le-Colonel
Commune
Location of Saint-Martin-le-Colonel
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Coordinates: 44°59′13″N 5°16′23″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Vercors-Monts du Matin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Henri Bouchet[1]
Area 1	3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	225
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26316 /26190
Elevation	259–1,000 m (850–3,281 ft) (avg. 328 m or 1,076 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	125	—
1975	100	−3.14%
1982	108	+1.11%
1990	145	+3.75%
1999	163	+1.31%
2009	171	+0.48%
2014	176	+0.58%
2020	210	+2.99%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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