Pontcharra
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Pontcharra | |
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| Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station | |
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Coat of arms of Pontcharra Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Haut-Grésivaudan |
| Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Cécile Robin[1] |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38314 /38530 |
| Elevation | 244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontcharra (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁˈa]; Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[2]
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,929 | — |
| 1975 | 4,613 | +2.32% |
| 1982 | 5,473 | +2.47% |
| 1990 | 5,824 | +0.78% |
| 1999 | 6,435 | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 7,230 | +1.47% |
| 2012 | 7,203 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 7,344 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
[edit | edit source]Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux. Chevalier de Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach", was born at the Château Bayard in Pontcharra.
Twin towns
[edit | edit source]Pontcharra is twinned with:
See also
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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