Chirens

Chirens (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.

Chirens
Commune
The tower of Clermont
Location of Chirens
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Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Grand-Lemps
Intercommunality	CA Pays Voironnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Guttin[1]
Area 1	17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	2,370
• Density	135/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38105 /38850
Elevation	441–876 m (1,447–2,874 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Above the hamlet of Clermont stands the Tour de Clermont, the only remains of the former castle of the Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,510 —     1800 1,653 +1.30% 1806 2,018 +3.38% 1821 1,939 −0.27% 1831 2,009 +0.36% 1836 2,031 +0.22% 1841 2,022 −0.09% 1846 1,939 −0.83% 1851 1,826 −1.19% 1856 1,740 −0.96% 1861 1,711 −0.34% 1866 1,677 −0.40% 1872 1,665 −0.12% 1876 1,629 −0.54% 1881 1,550 −0.99% 1886 1,334 −2.96% 1891 1,205 −2.01% 1896 1,130 −1.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,085 −0.81% 1906 1,106 +0.38% 1911 1,078 −0.51% 1921 978 −0.97% 1926 978 +0.00% 1931 889 −1.89% 1936 845 −1.01% 1946 823 −0.26% 1954 805 −0.28% 1962 801 −0.06% 1968 764 −0.79% 1975 1,002 +3.95% 1982 1,463 +5.56% 1990 1,806 +2.67% 1999 1,889 +0.50% 2007 1,966 +0.50% 2012 2,340 +3.54% 2017 2,337 −0.03%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department