Isère

For other uses, see Isère (disambiguation).

Isère is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France named after the Isère river.

Isère
Department
Prefecture building of the Isère department, in Grenoble
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Isère in France
Coordinates: 45°20′N 05°30′E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Département	1790
Prefecture	Grenoble
Subprefectures	La Tour-du-Pin, Vienne
Government
• President	Jean-Pierre Barbier[1]
Area [2]
• Total	7,431.5 km2 (2,869.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	1,243,597
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym	Isérois or Iserans
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-38
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	29
Communes	521
Website	www.isere.fr

History

Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Moirans as its capital.^[4] It was formed from part of the former province of Dauphiné.

It was divided in four districts: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne. The capital was transfered in 1790 from Moirans to Grenoble.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the four districts were changed into four arrondissements: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne.^[4]

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was eliminated.^[4]

Geography

Isère is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of 7,431.5 km² (2,869 sq mi).^[2]

The department borders with 7 departments in 2 regions:

• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
  • Ain (north)
  • Savoie (east)
  • Drôme (south)
  • Ardèche (west)
  • Loire (west)
  • Rhône (northwest)
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
  • Hautes-Alpes (southeast)

The highest mountain in the department is Pic Lory (44°55′21″N 06°21′24″E); it is 4,088 m (13,412 ft) high.^[5]

The main rivers that flow through the department are the Rhône and its tributaries Isère and Bourbre.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Grenoble is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Administration

Isère is managed by the Departmental Council of Isère in Grenoble. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 281 communes (municipalities) in Isère.^[6]

Arrondissements of the Isère

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population[7] (2014)	Area[8] (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)	Communes
381	Grenoble	Grenoble	758,956	4,714.7	161.0	267
382	La Tour-du-Pin	La Tour-du-Pin	270,681	1,489.7	181.7	137
383	Vienne	Vienne	213,960	1,227.1	174.4	117

The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Isère department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:^[9]

1. Bièvre (3801)
2. Bourgoin-Jallieu (3802)
3. Chartreuse-Guiers (3803)
4. Charvieu-Chavagneux (3804)
5. Échirolles (3805)
6. Fontaine-Seyssinet (3806)
7. Fontaine-Vercors (3807)
8. Le Grand-Lemps (3808)
9. Grenoble-1 (3809)
10. Grenoble-2 (3810)
11. Grenoble-3 (3811)
12. Grenoble-4 (3812)
13. Le Haut-Grésivaudan (3813)
14. L’Isle-d'Abeau (3814)
15. Matheysine-Trièves (3815)
16. Meylan (3816)
17. Morestel (3817)
18. Le Moyen Grésivaudan (3818)
19. Oisans-Romanche (3819)
20. Le Pont-de-Claix (3820)
21. Roussillon (3821)
22. Saint-Martin-d'Hères (3822)
23. Le Sud Grésivaudan (3823)
24. La Tour-du-Pin (3824)
25. Tullins (3825)
26. La Verpillière (3826)
27. Vienne-1 (3827)
28. Vienne-2 (3828)
29. Voiron (3829)

Demographics

The inhabitants of Isère are known, in French, as Isérois (women: Iséroises).^[10]

Isère had a population, in 2014, of 1,243,597,^[3] for a population density of 167.3 inhabitants/km². The arrondissement of Grenoble, with 758,956 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.^[7]

Evolution of the population in Isère

The communes in the department with more inhabitants are:

City	Population (2014)[7]	Arrondissement
Grenoble	160,779	Grenoble
Saint-Martin-d'Hères	38,100	Grenoble
Échirolles	35,875	Grenoble
Vienne	29,096	Vienne
Bourgoin-Jallieu	27,366	La Tour-du-Pin
Fontaine	22,366	Grenoble
Voiron	20,162	Grenoble
Villefontaine	18,463	La Tour-du-Pin
Meylan	17,323	Grenoble
L'Isle-d'Abeau	16,040	La Tour-du-Pin

Gallery

• 
  Fountain in Grenoble.
• 
  Saint-André square, Grenoble.
• 
  Cathedral of Tour-du-Pin.
• 
  Vienne and the Rhône river.
• 
  The Isère in Gières.

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Isère department
• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Rencontrer le Président". Département de l'Isère. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
2. "Département de l'Isère (38)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
4. "Historique de l'Isère". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
5. "Pic Lory, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
6. "Département de l'Isère (38)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
7. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
8. "Département de l'Isère (38) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
9. "Décret n° 2014-180 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Isère" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
10. "Habitants du départment: Isère" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

Other websites

• Departmental Council website (in French)
• Prefecture website (in French)