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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pont-de-l'Isère (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də lizɛʁ], literally Bridge of the Isère) is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town, built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814.
Pont-de-l'Isère | |
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![]() Town hall | |
Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Valence |
Canton | Tain-l'Hermitage |
Intercommunality | CA Arche Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Lambert[1] |
Area 1 | 10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,648 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26250 /26600 |
Elevation | 110–146 m (361–479 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pont-de-l'Isère is best known for the fact that it is located on the 45th parallel north. The municipality is located 9 km south of Tain-l'Hermitage (chief town of canton) and 9 km north of Valence. Municipalities that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,135 | — |
1975 | 1,304 | +2.00% |
1982 | 2,477 | +9.60% |
1990 | 2,770 | +1.41% |
1999 | 2,688 | −0.33% |
2007 | 2,622 | −0.31% |
2012 | 3,048 | +3.06% |
2017 | 3,503 | +2.82% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Pont-de-l'Isère is twinned with:
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