Crépol

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Crépol Crèpôl (Arpitan)
Commune
The church in Crépol
Location of Crépol
(2020–2026)		Martine Lagut^[1]
Area ¹	11.42 km² (4.41 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	528
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Crépolois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26107 /26350
Elevation	260–491 m (853–1,611 ft) (avg. 298 m or 978 ft)
Website	crepol.fr
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crépol (French pronunciation: [kʁepɔl]; Arpitan: Crèpôl) is a rural commune in the southeastern Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France. It is located northwest of Valence, not far from the departmental border with Isère, in the Dauphiné historical region.

In 2023, it was the scene of the Crépol stabbing, which received international news coverage.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	430	—
1975	341	−3.26%
1982	374	+1.33%
1990	424	+1.58%
1999	470	+1.15%
2009	506	+0.74%
2014	551	+1.72%
2020	532	−0.58%
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE