Séderon

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Séderon

(2020–2026) Alain Frachinous^[1]Area

20.30 km² (7.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

243 • Density12/km² (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26340 /26560

Elevation751–1,484 m (2,464–4,869 ft)
(avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Séderon (French pronunciation: [sedʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Sederon) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

History

In March 1992 engines number 3 and 4 of Trans-Air Service Flight 671 detached from the aircraft and fell to the ground near Séderon.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	363	—
1975	321	−1.74%
1982	296	−1.15%
1990	245	−2.34%
1999	286	+1.73%
2009	293	+0.24%
2014	277	−1.12%
2020	251	−1.63%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "RAPPORT relatif à l'accident survenu le 31 mars 1992 au Boeing 707 immatriculé 5N-MAS (Nigéria) exploité par la Compagnie Trans-Air Limited". Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE