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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pontcharra (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁa]; Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]
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Pontcharra | |
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Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station | |
Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | Grenoble |
Canton | Le Haut-Grésivaudan |
Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Borg[1] |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,361 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
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. |
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[4] |
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.
Pontcharra is twinned with:
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