Apprieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Le Grand Lemps | |
| Community association | Bièvre Est | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 5 ° 30' E | |
| height | 371-773 m | |
| surface | 15.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 220 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38140 | |
| INSEE code | 38013 | |
| Website | http://www.apprieu.fr/ | |
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Apprieu is a French municipality with 3313 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and the canton of Le Grand-Lemps . The inhabitants are called Apprelans .
geography
Apprieu is located about 50 kilometers southeast of Lyon . The river Fure limits the community to the east. Apprieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Oyeu in the north, Charavines in the northeast, Chirens in the east, Saint-Blaise-du-Buis in the south, Rives in the southwest and Colombe in the west.
The A48 autoroute runs along the western municipal boundary .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 | |
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| 1,448 | 1,478 | 1,539 | 1,770 | 2,426 | 2,528 | 2,926 | 3,280 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Forges of Bonpertuis, 19th century industrial complex (built in 1859), monument historique since 2003
- Saint-Pierre church
Web links
Commons : Apprieu - collection of images, videos and audio files
