Isère department

Isère
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
prefecture	Grenoble
Sub-prefecture (s)	La Tour-du-Pin Vienne
Residents	1,258,722 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	169 inhabitants per km²
surface	7,429.83 km²
Arrondissements	3
Community associations	20th
Cantons	29
Communities	512
President of the Department Council	André Vallini
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-38
Location of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Communes and arrondissements in the Isère department

The Isère department [ izɛːʀ ] is the French department with the atomic number 38. It is in the southeast of the country in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and is named after the river Isère named.

geography

The Isère department borders the Rhône , Ain , Savoie , Hautes-Alpes , Drôme , Ardèche and Loire departments .

history

The department was formed on March 4, 1790 from parts of the Dauphiné province .

From 1960 to 2015 it was part of the Rhône-Alpes region , which in 2016 became part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

coat of arms

Description : Divided into blue and gold by a wavy cut; above a silver wave bar and below a red-faced blue dolphin .

Cities

• Grenoble , 160,215 inhabitants
• Saint-Martin-d'Hères , 39,015 inhabitants
• Échirolles , 35,816 inhabitants
• Vienne , 29,325 inhabitants
• Bourgoin-Jallieu , 27,163 inhabitants
• Fontaine , 22,066 inhabitants

Administrative division

The Isère department consists of 3 arrondissements , 29 cantons and 521 communes.

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Grenoble	19th	263	739.837	4,396.14	168	381
La Tour-du-Pin	8th	136	305,542	1,544.03	198	382
Vienne	6th	113	213,343	1,489.66	143	383
Isère department	29	512	1,258,722	7,429.83	169	38

See also

• List of communes in the Isère department
• List of cantons in the Isère department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Isère department

Web links

Commons : Département Isère  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• General Council of the Isère Department (French)
• Prefecture of the Isère Department (French)
• Aéroport de Grenoble-Isère (French, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 5, 2012  

Coordinates: 45 ° 11 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E