Le Bourg-d'Oisans

Le Bourg-d'Oisans (French pronunciation: [lə buʁ dwazɑ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3]

Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Commune
Le Bourg-d'Oisans. In the background the Grandes Rousses massif and the Alpe d'Huez
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bourg-d'Oisans
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Coordinates: 45°03′21″N 6°01′49″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Oisans-Romanche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Verney[1]
Area 1	36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,840
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38052 /38520
Elevation	701–3,121 m (2,300–10,240 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located in the Oisans region of the French Alps. Le Bourg-d'Oisans is located in the valley of the Romanche River, on the road from Grenoble to Briançon and on the south side of the Col de la Croix de Fer. It is often on the route of the Tour de France, as the town sits at the base of the road climbing to Alpe d'Huez with 21 hairpin bends.

It is surrounded by several well-known mountain resorts, such as the Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes. The Écrins National Park lies to the southeast of Le Bourg-d'Oisans.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,992 —     1800 2,079 +0.61% 1806 2,383 +2.30% 1821 2,473 +0.25% 1831 3,052 +2.13% 1836 3,019 −0.22% 1841 3,196 +1.15% 1846 3,355 +0.98% 1851 3,212 −0.87% 1856 2,760 −2.99% 1861 2,796 +0.26% 1866 2,772 −0.17% 1872 2,773 +0.01% 1876 2,658 −1.05% 1881 2,650 −0.06% 1886 2,550 −0.77% 1891 2,543 −0.05% 1896 2,375 −1.36%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,618 +1.97% 1906 2,587 −0.24% 1911 2,624 +0.28% 1921 2,112 −2.15% 1926 2,262 +1.38% 1931 2,239 −0.20% 1936 2,395 +1.36% 1946 2,375 −0.08% 1954 2,150 −1.24% 1962 2,189 +0.22% 1968 2,280 +0.68% 1975 2,448 +1.02% 1982 3,027 +3.08% 1990 2,911 −0.49% 1999 2,984 +0.28% 2007 3,352 +1.46% 2012 3,228 −0.75% 2017 3,278 +0.31%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Tourist market on Saturday during the summer season.

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Livet-et-Gavet
• Alpe d'Huez