Saou

Not to be confused with Sao or Sau.

Saou (French pronunciation: [su]; Vivaro-Alpine: Sau) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Saou
Commune
Saou seen from La Poupoune
Location of Saou
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Coordinates: 44°38′46″N 5°03′43″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Dieulefit
Intercommunality	Val de Drôme en Biovallée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raphaël Paillot[1]
Area 1	41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	582
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26336 /26400
Elevation	288–1,567 m (945–5,141 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 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	431	—
1975	354	−2.77%
1982	364	+0.40%
1990	378	+0.47%
1999	409	+0.88%
2009	513	+2.29%
2014	527	+0.54%
2020	565	+1.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

Syncline

Saou is well known for its syncline.

View of the whole syncline of the "Forêt de Saou" from the Lagier farm.

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department