Drôme (Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan) is a department in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. History Drôme is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Dauphiné. Geography Drôme is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes) and is surrounded by the departments of Ardèche, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Pr… (More on Drome)