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Location within Rhône-Alpes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Crest-Nord and Crest-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Val de Drôme |
| Mayor | Hervé Mariton (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 166–463 m (545–1,519 ft) |
| Land area1 | 23.38 km2 (9.03 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,793 (2008) |
| - Density | 333 /km2 (860 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26108/ 26400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°43′45″N 5°01′22″E / 44.7292°N 5.0228°E
Crest is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
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Population [edit]
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 4500 | 4500 | 4370 | 4335 | 4901 | 4983 | 4948 | 5079 | 5423 | 5110 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 5460 | 5351 | 5568 | 5600 | 5535 | 5669 | 5569 | 5582 | 5579 | 5660 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 5536 | 5005 | 5250 | 5379 | 5513 | 5359 | 5773 | 6207 | 7140 | 7519 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 7518 | 7583 | 7739 | 7793 |
Its inhabitants are called Crestois.
Sights [edit]
- The Tour de Crest, one of the highest medieval keeps in France - 52 m. Its height dominates the town. The tower was part of a castle which guarded one of the entrances to the Pre-Alps in Drôme. The site offers a large panoramic view.
- Saint-Sauveur Church
- Monument to the resistance to the coup d'état of 2 December 1851 in Provence.
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