Loading AI tools
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died.
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (December 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | |
---|---|
![]() The church of Saint-Bruno | |
Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | Grenoble |
Canton | Chartreuse-Guiers |
Intercommunality | CC Cœur de Chartreuse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Sarter[1] |
Area 1 | 35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,488 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 38412 /38380 |
Elevation | 379–1,735 m (1,243–5,692 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is twinned with: