La Mure

La Mure (French pronunciation: [la myʁ]) is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.^[3] It is located 35 km (22 mi) south of Grenoble on the plateau Matheysin.

La Mure
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of La Mure
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Coordinates: 44°54′14″N 5°47′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Matheysine-Trièves
Intercommunality	La Matheysine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Bonnier[1]
Area 1	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,940
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38269 /38350
Elevation	720–1,204 m (2,362–3,950 ft) (avg. 886 m or 2,907 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 2,147 —     1800 1,686 −3.39% 1806 1,818 +1.26% 1821 1,933 +0.41% 1831 2,785 +3.72% 1836 3,097 +2.15% 1841 3,106 +0.06% 1846 3,439 +2.06% 1851 3,648 +1.19% 1856 3,319 −1.87% 1861 3,628 +1.80% 1866 3,565 −0.35% 1872 3,577 +0.06% 1876 3,560 −0.12% 1881 3,526 −0.19% 1886 3,574 +0.27% 1891 3,401 −0.99% 1896 3,384 −0.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,377 −0.04% 1906 3,466 +0.52% 1911 3,595 +0.73% 1921 3,711 +0.32% 1926 3,906 +1.03% 1931 4,423 +2.52% 1936 4,420 −0.01% 1946 4,922 +1.08% 1954 5,595 +1.61% 1962 6,111 +1.11% 1968 6,196 +0.23% 1975 5,522 −1.63% 1982 5,657 +0.35% 1990 5,480 −0.40% 1999 5,190 −0.60% 2007 5,076 −0.28% 2012 5,028 −0.19% 2017 4,948 −0.32%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sights

• The Chemin de fer de la Mure is a small touristic train using a railway initially built for the transportation of coal between Saint-Georges-de-Commiers and La Mure. The line was inaugurated on 24 July 1888.
• The Arboretum de Combe Noire is a nearby arboretum created by teachers and staff

Personalities

• Saint Pierre-Julien Eymard, Roman Catholic priest founder of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and canonized in 1962, was born in la Mure on 4 February 1811.

Neighbouring communes

• Prunières
• Sousville
• Susville
• Ponsonnas
• Pierre-Châtel
• Saint-Honoré

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

La Mure is twinned with Marktredwitz, Germany.

See also

Le château de Beaumont

• Communes of the Isère department
• Route Napoléon