Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse

Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse
Commune
Chateau of Collonges
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse
Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse
Coordinates: 45°07′26″N 4°59′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Drôme des collines
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Aimé Chaléon
Area 1	19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,255
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26301 /26260
Elevation	176–411 m (577–1,348 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse (Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Donat) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. The writer and literary prizes winner Isabelle Hausser was born in Saint-Donat.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1911	2,572	—
1962	2,089	−18.8%
1968	2,217	+6.1%
1975	2,141	−3.4%
1982	2,233	+4.3%
1990	2,658	+19.0%
1999	3,132	+17.8%
2008	3,635	+16.1%

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse is twinned with:

• Oulx, Italy (1988)
• Ottobeuren, Germany (1994)

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department