Isère

Isère is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France named after the Isère river.

For other uses, see Isère (disambiguation).
Isère
Department
Prefecture building of the Isère department, in Grenoble
Prefecture building of the Isère department, in Grenoble
Flag of Isère
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Isère in France
Location of Isère in France
Coordinates: 45°20′N 05°30′E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Département1790
PrefectureGrenoble
SubprefecturesLa Tour-du-Pin, Vienne
Government
 • PresidentJean-Pierre Barbier[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total7,431.5 km2 (2,869.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total1,243,597
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
DemonymIsérois or Iserans
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-38
Arrondissements3
Cantons29
Communes521
Websitewww.isere.fr

History

Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Moirans as its capital.[4] It was formed from part of the former province of Dauphiné.

It was divided in four districts: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne. The capital was transfered in 1790 from Moirans to Grenoble.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the four districts were changed into four arrondissements: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne.[4]

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was eliminated.[4]

Geography

Isère is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of 7,431.5 km2 (2,869 sq mi).[2]

The department borders with 7 departments in 2 regions:

The highest mountain in the department is Pic Lory (44°55′21″N 06°21′24″E); it is 4,088 m (13,412 ft) high.[5]

The main rivers that flow through the department are the Rhône and its tributaries Isère and Bourbre.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Grenoble is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Administration

Isère is managed by the Departmental Council of Isère in Grenoble. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 281 communes (municipalities) in Isère.[6]

Arrondissements of the Isère
INSEE
code		ArrondissementCapitalPopulation[7]
(2014)		Area[8]
(km²)		Density
(Inh./km²)		Communes
381GrenobleGrenoble758,9564,714.7161.0267
382La Tour-du-PinLa Tour-du-Pin270,6811,489.7181.7137
383VienneVienne213,9601,227.1174.4117

The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Isère department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[9]

  1. Bièvre (3801)
  2. Bourgoin-Jallieu (3802)
  3. Chartreuse-Guiers (3803)
  4. Charvieu-Chavagneux (3804)
  5. Échirolles (3805)
  6. Fontaine-Seyssinet (3806)
  7. Fontaine-Vercors (3807)
  8. Le Grand-Lemps (3808)
  9. Grenoble-1 (3809)
  10. Grenoble-2 (3810)
  11. Grenoble-3 (3811)
  12. Grenoble-4 (3812)
  13. Le Haut-Grésivaudan (3813)
  14. L’Isle-d'Abeau (3814)
  15. Matheysine-Trièves (3815)
  16. Meylan (3816)
  17. Morestel (3817)
  18. Le Moyen Grésivaudan (3818)
  19. Oisans-Romanche (3819)
  20. Le Pont-de-Claix (3820)
  21. Roussillon (3821)
  22. Saint-Martin-d'Hères (3822)
  23. Le Sud Grésivaudan (3823)
  24. La Tour-du-Pin (3824)
  25. Tullins (3825)
  26. La Verpillière (3826)
  27. Vienne-1 (3827)
  28. Vienne-2 (3828)
  29. Voiron (3829)

Demographics

The inhabitants of Isère are known, in French, as Isérois (women: Iséroises).[10]

Isère had a population, in 2014, of 1,243,597,[3] for a population density of 167.3 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Grenoble, with 758,956 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.[7]

Evolution of the population in Isère

The communes in the department with more inhabitants are:

City Population
(2014)[7]		 Arrondissement
Grenoble160,779Grenoble
Saint-Martin-d'Hères38,100Grenoble
Échirolles35,875Grenoble
Vienne29,096Vienne
Bourgoin-Jallieu27,366La Tour-du-Pin
Fontaine22,366Grenoble
Voiron20,162Grenoble
Villefontaine18,463La Tour-du-Pin
Meylan17,323Grenoble
L'Isle-d'Abeau16,040La Tour-du-Pin

References
  1. "Rencontrer le Président". Département de l'Isère. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Département de l'Isère (38)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. "Historique de l'Isère". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. "Pic Lory, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. "Département de l'Isère (38)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  7. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. "Département de l'Isère (38) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. "Décret n° 2014-180 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Isère" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. "Habitants du départment: Isère" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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