Gresse-en-Vercors

Gresse-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛs ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Gresse in Vercors; Occitan: Grèssa) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Gresse-en-Vercors
Commune
A general view of Gresse-en-Vercors
Location of Gresse-en-Vercors
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Coordinates: 44°54′11″N 5°34′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Matheysine-Trièves
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Bellot[1]
Area 1	81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	356
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38186 /38650
Elevation	960–2,341 m (3,150–7,680 ft) (avg. 1,205 m or 3,953 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.
1968	175	—
1975	165	−0.84%
1982	203	+3.01%
1990	265	+3.39%
1999	299	+1.35%
2009	394	+2.80%
2014	393	−0.05%
2020	368	−1.09%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns

Gresse-en-Vercors is twinned with:

• Calvanico, Italy, since 2003

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Vercors Regional Natural Park