Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
The church of Saint-Bruno
The church of Saint-Bruno
Coat of arms of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is located in France
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonChartreuse-Guiers
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de Chartreuse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Claude Sarter[1]
Area
1
35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,502
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38412 /38380
Elevation379–1,735 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.
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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,159    
1821 2,844+0.99%
1846 1,886−1.63%
1872 1,808−0.16%
1901 2,842+1.57%
1926 2,749−0.13%
1946 2,825+0.14%
1962 3,305+0.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,761+2.18%
1975 3,709−0.20%
1982 4,125+1.53%
1990 4,061−0.20%
1999 4,222+0.43%
2007 4,519+0.85%
2012 4,526+0.03%
2017 4,531+0.02%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]
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Economy

There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is twinned with:

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