Chirens
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Isère | |
Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
Canton | Le Grand Lemps | |
Community association | Pays Voironnais | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 25 ' N , 5 ° 33' E | |
height | 441-876 m | |
surface | 17.53 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,337 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 38850 | |
INSEE code | 38105 | |
Website | http://www.chirens.fr/ |
Chirens is a French commune with 2,337 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Le Grand-Lemps . The inhabitants are called Chirennois .
geography
Chirens is located about 28 kilometers northwest of Grenoble on the edge of the Chartreuse Regional Nature Park and on the Ainan River . Chirens is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bilieu in the north, Massieu in the northeast, Saint-Nicolas-de-Macharin in the east, Voiron in the southeast, La Murette in the south, Saint-Blaise-du-Buis in the south-west, Apprieu in the west and south-west and Charavines in the west and northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 801 | 764 | 1.002 | 1,463 | 1,806 | 1,889 | 1,946 | 2,340 |
Attractions
- Clermont Castle, former ancestral seat of the Clermont-Tonnerre family , only preserved as a ruin with a tower and remains of walls, Monument historique since 1983
- Notre-Dame-du-Gayet priory, founded in the 11th century, monument historique since 1973
- Notre-Dame church
- Motte (Wallburg) by Le Châtelard, Monument historique since 2004
Web links
Commons : Chirens - collection of images, videos and audio files