Isère
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For other uses, see Isère (disambiguation).
Isère is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France named after the Isère river.
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Isère | |
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Coordinates: 45°20′N 05°30′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Département | 1790 |
Prefecture | Grenoble |
Subprefectures | La Tour-du-Pin, Vienne |
Government | |
• President | Jean-Pierre Barbier[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,431.5 km2 (2,869.3 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 1,243,597 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Demonym | Isérois or Iserans |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-38 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 29 |
Communes | 521 |
Website | www.isere.fr |
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