La Côte-Saint-André

Not to be confused with Saint-André-la-Côte.

La Côte-Saint-André (French pronunciation: [la kot sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

La Côte-Saint-André
Commune
The château in La Côte-Saint-André
Coat of arms
Location of La Côte-Saint-André
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Coordinates: 45°23′40″N 5°15′41″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Vienne
Canton	Bièvre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Gullon[1]
Area 1	27.93 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,806
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38130 /38260
Elevation	335–582 m (1,099–1,909 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,381 —     1800 3,617 +0.97% 1806 3,890 +1.22% 1821 3,893 +0.01% 1831 4,568 +1.61% 1836 4,092 −2.18% 1841 4,083 −0.04% 1846 4,184 +0.49% 1851 4,429 +1.14% 1856 4,437 +0.04% 1861 4,616 +0.79% 1866 4,556 −0.26% 1872 4,346 −0.78% 1876 4,304 −0.24% 1881 4,193 −0.52% 1886 4,156 −0.18% 1891 4,015 −0.69% 1896 3,826 −0.96%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,900 +0.38% 1906 3,444 −2.46% 1911 3,378 −0.39% 1921 3,126 −0.77% 1926 3,187 +0.39% 1931 3,720 +3.14% 1936 3,743 +0.12% 1946 3,656 −0.23% 1954 3,780 +0.42% 1962 3,623 −0.53% 1968 3,522 −0.47% 1975 3,865 +1.34% 1982 3,857 −0.03% 1990 3,966 +0.35% 1999 4,240 +0.75% 2007 4,689 +1.27% 2012 4,838 +0.63% 2017 4,811 −0.11%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

• Hector Berlioz was born here. His birthplace is now a museum: Musée Hector-Berlioz.
• Philippe du Contant de la Molette was born here.

Archaeological finds

• 
  Cult wagon, Urnfield culture/ Hallstatt culture, c. 1300-800 BC.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Côte-Saint-André, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Char de la Côte-Saint-André". lugdunum.grandlyon.com.