La Forteresse
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Forteresse (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁtəʁɛs]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
La Forteresse | |
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Coordinates: 45°17′44″N 5°24′15″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | Vienne |
Canton | Bièvre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Evelyne Collet[1] |
Area 1 | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 336 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 38171 /38590 |
Elevation | 503–773 m (1,650–2,536 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Forteresse is located in the valley of Rival, and is about 550 meters away from Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
La Forteresse belonged until 1929 to the canton of Tullins. Then, on 17 December 1929, it was attached to the canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.[3] Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Bièvre.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 262 | — |
1975 | 250 | −0.67% |
1982 | 245 | −0.29% |
1990 | 251 | +0.30% |
1999 | 235 | −0.73% |
2007 | 291 | +2.71% |
2012 | 318 | +1.79% |
2017 | 322 | +0.25% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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