La Chapelle-en-Vercors

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Chapelle-en-Vercors

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Tarin^[1]Area

45.27 km² (17.48 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

748 • Density17/km² (43/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26074 /26420

Elevation600–1,524 m (1,969–5,000 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ]; Occitan: Chapèla de Vercòrs) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	722	—
1975	675	−0.96%
1982	653	−0.47%
1990	628	−0.49%
1999	662	+0.59%
2009	675	+0.19%
2014	670	−0.15%
2020	724	+1.30%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE