Pont-de-Chéruy

Pont-de-Chéruy (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də ʃeʁɥi]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Pont-de-Chéruy
Commune
A general view of Pont-de-Chéruy
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-de-Chéruy
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Coordinates: 45°45′05″N 5°10′25″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Charvieu-Chavagneux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Bron[1]
Area 1	2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,107
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38316 /38230
Elevation	196–236 m (643–774 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pont-de-Chéruy is located in the department of Isère and in the region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alps, and is an outer suburb of Lyon. The Bourbre flows north through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

The population has evolved according to the following table:

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1872 846 —     1876 860 +0.41% 1881 941 +1.82% 1886 1,000 +1.22% 1891 1,186 +3.47% 1896 1,402 +3.40% 1901 1,600 +2.68% 1906 1,812 +2.52% 1911 1,951 +1.49% 1921 2,035 +0.42% 1926 2,189 +1.47% 1931 2,231 +0.38%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 2,062 −1.56% 1946 2,119 +0.27% 1954 2,224 +0.61% 1962 2,997 +3.80% 1968 3,561 +2.92% 1975 3,853 +1.13% 1982 3,849 −0.01% 1990 4,700 +2.53% 1999 4,540 −0.38% 2007 4,842 +0.81% 2012 5,233 +1.57% 2017 5,772 +1.98%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Health centers and schools

In 2009 there were 1 medical center and 3 pharmacies.

Since 2009 Pont-de-Chéruy has 2 maternal schools and 1 elementary school, 1 high school and 2 lyceums.

Public and private companies

Regarding the establishments of services to the population since 2009, there are 1 office of public treasury/tax, 1 unemployment office, 1 police station, 1 post office, various banks, 1 mortuary and multiple private companies of industrial, agricultural, catering and real estate services.^[5]

Image gallery

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  Grammont castle
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  Square

Twin towns

Pont-de-Chéruy is twinned with:

• Bucha, Ukraine, since 2016^[6]
• Livorno Ferraris, Italy, since 2001

See also

• Communes of the Isère department