Choranche

Choranche (French pronunciation: [ʃɔʁɑ̃ʃ]; Occitan: Chaurança) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Choranche
Commune
A general view of Choranche
Location of Choranche
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Coordinates: 45°04′04″N 5°23′30″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Sud Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Geneviève Moreau-Glenat[1]
Area 1	10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	140
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38108 /38680
Elevation	200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Famous is Choranche Cave [fr]. The grottoes were discovered end the 19th Century and hide a unique sight of fine stalactites.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	149	—
1975	115	−3.63%
1982	130	+1.77%
1990	132	+0.19%
1999	130	−0.17%
2007	134	+0.38%
2012	132	−0.30%
2017	121	−1.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors