Saint-Avit, Drôme

Saint-Avit
A general view of Saint-Avit
Location of Saint-Avit
Saint-Avit
Saint-Avit
Coordinates: 45°11′51″N 4°58′14″E / 45.1975°N 4.9706°E / 45.1975; 4.9706
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementValence
CantonDrôme des collines
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Robert
Area
1
8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
320
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26293 /26330
Elevation227–443 m (745–1,453 ft)
(avg. 348 m or 1,142 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Avit is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Saint-Avit was detached from the municipality of Ratières on November 15, 1869 and is located 17 km east of Saint-Vallier (capital of the canton) and 10 km north of Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse.

The surrounding communities are Ratières, Saint-Martin-d'Août, Bathernay, Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, Mureils and Claveyson.