Grignan
Grignan | |
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View of Grignan and its castle, with a lavender field in the foreground | |
Location of Grignan | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′13″N 4°54′32″E / 44.4203°N 4.9089°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Grignan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Durieux |
Area 1 | 43.43 km2 (16.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,589 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26146 /26230 |
| Elevation | 130–471 m (427–1,545 ft) (avg. 198 m or 650 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grignan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Grinhan) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
It has a Renaissance castle and is mentioned in the letters that Madame de Sévigné wrote to her daughter, Madame de Grignan, in the 17th century.