Chasse-sur-Rhône

Chasse-sur-Rhône (French pronunciation: [ʃas syʁ ʁon], literally Chasse on Rhône) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Chasse-sur-Rhône
Commune
An aerial view of Chasse-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms
Location of Chasse-sur-Rhône
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Coordinates: 45°34′53″N 4°48′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Vienne
Canton	Vienne-1
Intercommunality	CA Vienne Condrieu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Bouvier[1]
Area 1	7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,372
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38087 /38670
Elevation	145–290 m (476–951 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The St. Joan of Arc Chapel, where Joan of Arc reputedly visited and prayed at the chapel on 9 March 1429 after meeting King Charles VII of France was originally built in Chasse-sur-Rhône, before being dismantled and transported to the United States, where it was rebuilt, in 1927.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1856 954 —     1861 1,002 +0.99% 1866 1,034 +0.63% 1872 1,162 +1.96% 1876 1,105 −1.25% 1881 1,160 +0.98% 1886 1,242 +1.38% 1891 1,077 −2.81% 1896 1,118 +0.75% 1901 1,230 +1.93% 1906 1,194 −0.59% 1911 1,516 +4.89% 1921 2,035 +2.99% 1926 2,469 +3.94%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1931 2,559 +0.72% 1936 2,325 −1.90% 1946 2,420 +0.40% 1954 2,804 +1.86% 1962 3,630 +3.28% 1968 3,529 −0.47% 1975 3,944 +1.60% 1982 4,378 +1.50% 1990 4,566 +0.53% 1999 4,795 +0.55% 2007 5,003 +0.53% 2012 5,500 +1.91% 2017 6,048 +1.92%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Twin towns

Chasse-sur-Rhône is twinned with:

• Nor Hachen, Armenia, since 1998
• Campobello di Licata, Italy, since 2003

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Mary Ann, Sullivan. "St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette University". Digital Imaging Project. Bluffton University. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chasse-sur-Rhône, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE