Pont-de-l'Isère

Pont-de-l'Isère (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də lizɛʁ], literally Bridge of the Isère) is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town, built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814.

Pont-de-l'Isère
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-de-l'Isère
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Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	CA Arche Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Claude Lambert[1]
Area 1	10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,683
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26250 /26600
Elevation	110–146 m (361–479 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pont-de-l'Isère is best known for the fact that it is located on the 45th parallel north. The municipality is located 9 km south of Tain-l'Hermitage (chief town of canton) and 9 km north of Valence. Municipalities that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,135	—
1975	1,304	+2.00%
1982	2,477	+9.60%
1990	2,770	+1.41%
1999	2,688	−0.33%
2007	2,622	−0.31%
2012	3,048	+3.06%
2017	3,503	+2.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns

Pont-de-l'Isère is twinned with:

• Ziano Piacentino, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department