Hauterives

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hauterives

(2020–2026) Florent Brunet^[1]Area

30.51 km² (11.78 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,887 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26148 /26390

Elevation269–506 m (883–1,660 ft)
(avg. 346 m or 1,135 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hauterives (French pronunciation: [otʁiv]) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is home to Ferdinand Cheval's self-made Palais idéal.

Geography

The Galaure flows southwest through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,123	—
1975	1,081	−0.54%
1982	1,096	+0.20%
1990	1,202	+1.16%
1999	1,333	+1.16%
2009	1,625	+2.00%
2014	1,886	+3.02%
2020	1,876	−0.09%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE