Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Isère

Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (French pronunciation: [lə pɔ̃ də bovwazɛ̃]; also: Pont-de-Beauvoisin) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3] It lies on the left bank of the Guiers, opposite Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin in Savoie.

Pont-de-Beauvoisin
Commune
Bridge over the Guiers
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-de-Beauvoisin
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Coordinates: 45°32′06″N 5°40′16″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Chartreuse-Guiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Serrano[1]
Area 1	7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,582
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38315 /38480
Elevation	239–332 m (784–1,089 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 1,505 —     1800 1,482 −0.22% 1806 1,543 +0.67% 1821 1,849 +1.21% 1831 2,139 +1.47% 1836 2,125 −0.13% 1841 2,268 +1.31% 1846 2,214 −0.48% 1851 2,394 +1.58% 1856 2,056 −3.00% 1861 1,871 −1.87% 1866 1,873 +0.02% 1872 1,784 −0.81% 1876 1,845 +0.84% 1881 1,883 +0.41% 1886 2,067 +1.88% 1891 2,032 −0.34% 1896 2,010 −0.22%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,010 +0.00% 1906 2,057 +0.46% 1911 2,120 +0.61% 1921 1,925 −0.96% 1926 2,011 +0.88% 1931 1,907 −1.06% 1936 1,917 +0.10% 1946 2,023 +0.54% 1954 2,053 +0.18% 1962 1,935 −0.74% 1968 2,716 +5.81% 1975 2,796 +0.42% 1982 2,564 −1.23% 1990 2,369 −0.98% 1999 2,504 +0.62% 2007 3,128 +2.82% 2012 3,499 +2.27% 2017 3,630 +0.74%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Climate

Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin is located in the alpine frontcountry. Its climate is a continental-influenced oceanic climate (Cfb), characterized by cool to cold, snowy winters and quite hot and humid summers under the Köppen system.

Climate data for Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin (1985–2010 averages)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.3 (70.3)	23.7 (74.7)	28.5 (83.3)	30.2 (86.4)	33.7 (92.7)	38.6 (101.5)	38.3 (100.9)	41.1 (106.0)	33.9 (93.0)	29.2 (84.6)	25.6 (78.1)	22.5 (72.5)	41.1 (106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	8.9 (48.0)	13.7 (56.7)	16.8 (62.2)	21.9 (71.4)	25.3 (77.5)	28.0 (82.4)	27.7 (81.9)	22.8 (73.0)	17.9 (64.2)	10.3 (50.5)	6.5 (43.7)	17.2 (62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	3.8 (38.8)	7.5 (45.5)	10.4 (50.7)	15.4 (59.7)	18.6 (65.5)	20.8 (69.4)	20.5 (68.9)	16.4 (61.5)	12.4 (54.3)	6.1 (43.0)	2.8 (37.0)	11.4 (52.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.3 (29.7)	1.2 (34.2)	4.0 (39.2)	8.8 (47.8)	11.8 (53.2)	13.7 (56.7)	13.3 (55.9)	9.9 (49.8)	7.0 (44.6)	1.9 (35.4)	−0.9 (30.4)	5.6 (42.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.0 (1.4)	−17.5 (0.5)	−14.4 (6.1)	−5.8 (21.6)	−1.6 (29.1)	1.5 (34.7)	5.0 (41.0)	3.4 (38.1)	−0.7 (30.7)	−5.0 (23.0)	−9.5 (14.9)	−17.0 (1.4)	−17.5 (0.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	76.2 (3.00)	71.3 (2.81)	82.5 (3.25)	105.4 (4.15)	107.2 (4.22)	102.7 (4.04)	89.2 (3.51)	87.8 (3.46)	112.4 (4.43)	117.1 (4.61)	104.1 (4.10)	87.4 (3.44)	1,143.3 (45.02)
Average precipitation days	10.0	9.1	10.5	11.6	10.9	9.7	7.7	8.7	8.2	10.7	10.9	10.6	118.6
Source: Infoclimat, Météociel

History

In 27 August 2017, an eight year-old French girl Maëlys de Araujo was murdered here. Maëlys de Araujo's birthday is in 5 November 2008.

International relations

• Erbach im Odenwald, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Disappearance of Maëlys de Araujo