Chavanoz
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Charvieu-Chavagneux | |
| Community association | Lyon Saint Exupéry en Dauphiné | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 5 ° 10' E | |
| height | 188–245 m | |
| surface | 8.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,685 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 569 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38230 | |
| INSEE code | 38097 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-chavanoz.fr/ | |
 Chavanoz Town Hall (former Panettes Castle) |
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Chavanoz is a French municipality with 4685 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Chavanoz belongs administratively to the arrondissement La Tour-du-Pin and is part of the canton Charvieu-Chavagneux . The inhabitants are called Chavanoziens .
geography
The municipality is located in the extreme north-west of the Isère department. Here the Bourbre flows into the Rhone . Chavanoz is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Anthon in the north and west, Loyettes in the northeast, Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas in the east, Tignieu-Jameyzieu in the southeast, Pont-de-Chéruy in the south and Charvieu-Chavagneux in the southwest.
history
The name of the community is said to go back to the earlier settlement by the Ligurians ( Cabanosco ). An early Roman bridge over the Cherruis (today's Bourbre) can be proven archaeologically. A church Notre-Dame was founded as early as 608. Later, in the 11th century, a priory for the monks of the Île Barbe was established.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,382 | 1,935 | 2,350 | 3.834 | 3,900 | 3,954 | 4,098 | 4,306 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 11th century, choir (today's church building) from the 14th century, Monument historique
- Former Panettes Castle, today's town hall with a round tower from the 14th century
- two historic mills ( Goy and Villette )
