Isère
Department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isère (US: /iːˈzɛər/ ee-ZAIR,[3][4] French: [izɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Isera; Occitan: Isèra, Occitan pronunciation: [iˈsɛɾa]) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.[5] Its prefecture is Grenoble. It borders Rhône to the northwest, Ain to the north, Savoie to the east, Hautes-Alpes to the south, Drôme and Ardèche to the southwest and Loire to the west.
This article is about the French department. For the river, see Isère (river).
"Isere" redirects here. Not to be confused with Iser.
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Isère
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Coordinates: 45°20′N 05°30′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Prefecture | Grenoble |
Subprefectures | La Tour-du-Pin Vienne |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Jean-Pierre Barbier[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,431 km2 (2,869 sq mi) |
Elevation | 846 m (2,776 ft) |
Highest elevation | 4,088 m (13,412 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,284,948 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 38 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 29 |
Communes | 512 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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