Tour de France 2012 - Etape 13; Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux->Le Cap d'Agde,217Km(5)

14 Iulie 2012;
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (Occitan: Sant Pau Tres Castèus) (sometimes known as Saint-Paul-en-Tricastin) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Name
The name of the city comes from the Gaul tribe of the Tricastini. Local historians incorrectly concluded that the name was derived from the Latin "Tricastinorum", meaning three castles.

Sport;
It was the start of stage 16 of the 2011 Tour de France, 162.5 km (101 mi) to Gap.
It will also be the start city for stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France,[1] 217 km (135 mi) to Cap d'Agde.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 2040 1505 1962 1633 1982 2071 2183 2085 2192 2227
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 2516 2558 2315 2290 2250 2500 2427 2557 2185 1879
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 1973 1528 1558 1480 1485 1270 1679 2213 4350 4349
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 6412 6789 7277 8465