Blandin

This article is about a commune in France. For the Blandin Paper Company, see UPM (company). For the surname, see Blandin (surname).

Blandin (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃dɛ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.^[3]

Blandin
Commune
A view of Blandin
Location of Blandin
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Coordinates: 45°28′15″N 5°26′53″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Le Grand-Lemps
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Corinne Magnin[1]
Area 1	4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	156
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38047 /38730
Elevation	387–664 m (1,270–2,178 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Blandin was established in 1801 from Virieu. Blandin is located 25 km (15.5 mi) from Voiron and 14 km (8.6 mi) from La Tour-du-Pin. The Bourbre forms the commune's eastern border.

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  Map of the commune
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  Château de l'Epinay in 1905

Population

Its inhabitants are known as Blandinois (masculine) and Blandinoises (feminine) in French.^[4]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 162 —     1821 209 +1.22% 1846 217 +0.15% 1872 226 +0.16% 1901 180 −0.78% 1926 152 −0.67% 1946 143 −0.30% 1962 139 −0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 144 +0.59% 1975 117 −2.92% 1982 124 +0.83% 1990 133 +0.88% 1999 122 −0.95% 2009 144 +1.67% 2014 137 −0.99% 2020 152 +1.75%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2020)[6]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department