Nyons (French pronunciation: [njɔ̃s]; Occitan: Niòns) is a subprefecture of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2021, the commune had a population of 6,771.

Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status.

Nyons is located close to the boundary of the Vaucluse department.

The commune is situated around 70 km south of Valence, the prefecture of the Drôme department, 40 km south-east of Montélimar, 45 km north-east of Orange, and 70 km north of Avignon, the prefecture of the Vaucluse department.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,700 —     1800 2,724 +0.13% 1806 2,744 +0.12% 1821 3,040 +0.69% 1831 3,397 +1.12% 1836 3,208 −1.14% 1841 3,251 +0.27% 1846 3,450 +1.20% 1851 3,590 +0.80% 1856 3,633 +0.24% 1861 3,653 +0.11% 1866 3,611 −0.23% 1872 3,623 +0.06% 1876 3,579 −0.31% 1881 3,222 −2.08% 1886 3,534 +1.87% 1891 3,349 −1.07% 1896 3,611 +1.52% 1901 3,638 +0.15%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,514 −0.69% 1911 3,507 −0.04% 1921 3,150 −1.07% 1926 3,157 +0.04% 1931 3,246 +0.56% 1936 3,500 +1.52% 1946 3,576 +0.22% 1954 3,637 +0.21% 1962 4,270 +2.03% 1968 4,982 +2.60% 1975 5,607 +1.70% 1982 6,061 +1.12% 1990 6,353 +0.59% 1999 6,723 +0.63% 2007 7,109 +0.70% 2012 6,632 −1.38% 2017 6,793 +0.48% 2020 6,737 −0.28%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

• Jardin des Arômes
• Nyons Bridge

Nyons is twinned with:

• Manciano, Tuscany, Italy
• Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
• Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
• Nules, Castellón, Spain
• Borca, Neamț, Romania

• Baronnies
• Communes of the Drôme department