Pierre-Châtel

Pierre-Châtel (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃatɛl]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3]

Pierre-Châtel
Commune
A general view of Pierre-Châtel
Coat of arms
Location of Pierre-Châtel
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Coordinates: 44°57′28″N 5°46′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Matheysine-Trièves
Intercommunality	La Matheysine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Villard[1]
Area 1	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,485
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38304 /38119
Elevation	888–1,424 m (2,913–4,672 ft) (avg. 916 m or 3,005 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Lac de Pierre-Châtel and the Pierre Percée are located in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,527	—
1975	1,224	−3.11%
1982	1,218	−0.07%
1990	1,226	+0.08%
1999	1,202	−0.22%
2009	1,268	+0.54%
2014	1,508	+3.53%
2020	1,506	−0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

Peter II of Savoy and Boniface I of Challant died in Pierre-Châtel, respectively in 1268 and 1426.

See also

• Communes of the Isère department