Lachau

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lachau

(2020–2026) Philippe Magnus^[1]Area

25.78 km² (9.95 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

227 • Density8.8/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26154 /26560

Elevation676–1,538 m (2,218–5,046 ft)
(avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lachau (French pronunciation: [laʃo]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	217	—
1975	225	+0.52%
1982	234	+0.56%
1990	190	−2.57%
1999	225	+1.90%
2009	210	−0.69%
2014	217	+0.66%
2020	233	+1.19%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE