Froges

Froges (French pronunciation: [fʁɔʒ]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).^[2]

Froges
Commune
The road into Froges
Coat of arms
Location of Froges
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Coordinates: 45°16′27″N 5°55′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Haut-Grésivaudan
Intercommunality	CC Le Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Salvetti[1]
Area 1	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,345
• Density	520/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38175 /38190
Elevation	219–965 m (719–3,166 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 477 —     1800 450 −0.83% 1806 532 +2.83% 1821 517 −0.19% 1831 581 +1.17% 1836 571 −0.35% 1841 527 −1.59% 1846 546 +0.71% 1851 537 −0.33% 1856 538 +0.04% 1861 503 −1.34% 1866 466 −1.52% 1872 503 +1.28% 1876 521 +0.88% 1881 553 +1.20% 1886 577 +0.85% 1891 569 −0.28% 1896 515 −1.97%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 506 −0.35% 1906 502 −0.16% 1911 526 +0.94% 1921 907 +5.60% 1926 1,753 +14.09% 1931 2,376 +6.27% 1936 1,508 −8.69% 1946 1,481 −0.18% 1954 1,721 +1.90% 1962 2,279 +3.57% 1968 2,631 +2.42% 1975 2,303 −1.88% 1982 2,191 −0.71% 1990 2,330 +0.77% 1999 3,092 +3.19% 2007 3,486 +1.51% 2012 3,393 −0.54% 2017 3,331 −0.37%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

Froges is twinned with:^[5][6]

• Acquaviva, San Marino (1984)

See also

• Communes of the Isère department