Bouvesse-Quirieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Morestel | |
| Community association | Les Balcons du Dauphiné | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 48 ' N , 5 ° 25' E | |
| height | 200–338 m | |
| surface | 17.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,512 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38390 | |
| INSEE code | 38054 | |
| Website | http://www.bouvessequirieu.fr/ | |
Bouvesse-Quirieu is a French commune with 1,512 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the La Tour-du-Pin arrondissement and is part of the canton of Morestel . The inhabitants are called bouvessards .
geography
Bouvesse-Quirieu is located about 45 kilometers east-northeast of Lyon on the Rhone . Bouvesse-Quirieu is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Montalieu-Vercieu in the north, Serrières-de-Briord in the north-east, Montagnieu in the east, Briord in the south-east, Creys-Mépieu in the south and south-east, Courtenay in the south and south-west and Charette in the west and north-west.
The former route nationale 75 (today's D1075) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 926 | 1,039 | 1,038 | 1,067 | 998 | 970 | 1,262 | 1,480 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church
- Chapel ruins from the 12th century
- Quirieu castle ruins from the 13th century, later use from the 14th / 15th centuries. century
- Bouvesse Castle
- Briord Bridge
