Montferrat (Isère)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Le Grand Lemps | |
| Community association | Pays Voironnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 29 ' N , 5 ° 35' E | |
| height | 488-721 m | |
| surface | 12.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,786 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 146 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38620 | |
| INSEE code | 38256 | |
| Website | http://montferrat38.fr/ | |
Montferrat is a French commune with 1,786 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Montferrat belongs to the Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and the canton of Le Grand-Lemps (until 2015: canton of Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine ). The inhabitants are called Montfrinaud (e) s .
geography
Montferrat is about 70 kilometers southeast of Lyon . The Bièvre rises in the municipality ; in the southwestern part of the municipality is the Lac de Paladru . Montferrat is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Abrets en Dauphiné in the north, Velanne in the northeast, Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires in the east, Bilieu in the south and southwest and Paladru in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 680 | 669 | 680 | 981 | 1,249 | 1,286 | 1,430 | 1,696 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint Didier Church
- Montferrat Castle, restored in 1989; in the park of the castle are the remains of a castle from the 9th century.
Personalities
- Adolphe Pégoud (1889–1915), aviation pioneer
Web links
Commons : Montferrat - collection of images, videos and audio files
