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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Pontcharra
Commune
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda stationPontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Coat of arms of PontcharraCoat of arms
Location of Pontcharra
Pontcharra is located in FrancePontcharraPontcharraShow map of FrancePontcharra is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesPontcharraPontcharraShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E / 45.43270°N 6.020100°E / 45.43270; 6.020100
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Haut-Grésivaudan
IntercommunalityCC Le Grésivaudan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Borg
Area16 km (6 sq mi)
Population7,373
 • Density460/km (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code38314 /38530
Elevation244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontcharra (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁa]; Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Personalities

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

Pontcharra is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Isère Communes of the Isère department


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