Septème

Septème (French pronunciation: [sɛptɛm]; Arpitan: Septèmo) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3]

Septème
Commune
Chateau
Location of Septème
Septème Show map of France Septème Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°33′11″N 5°00′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Vienne
Canton	Vienne-1
Intercommunality	CA Vienne Condrieu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Clerc[1]
Area 1	21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,153
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38480 /38780
Elevation	188–386 m (617–1,266 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The name of Septème reflects its location: at the seventh milepost on the Roman road between Vienne and Milan. A Roman camp had been established here, on a hill overlooking the valley.

A castle was recorded here in the 11th century and the village developed next to it. During the second half of the 12th century, the site was encircled by a strong enceinte one kilometre in length with three gates. After the unification of Septème to Dauphiné, a more modern castle was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries.

The village has grown beyond the original enceinte, and now extends as far as the river.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,258 —     1821 1,777 +1.24% 1846 2,951 +2.05% 1872 1,524 −2.51% 1901 1,200 −0.82% 1926 1,155 −0.15% 1946 737 −2.22% 1962 792 +0.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 799 +0.15% 1975 865 +1.14% 1982 1,048 +2.78% 1990 1,267 +2.40% 1999 1,471 +1.67% 2007 1,756 +2.24% 2012 1,844 +0.98% 2017 2,063 +2.27%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Personalities

• Gabriel Veyre, born in Septême in 1871, pharmacist, operator of Lumière cinematograph, filmmaker and photographer of the Sultan of Morocco

See also

• Communes of the Isère department