Dolomieu (Isère)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Community association | Les Vals du Dauphiné | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ′ N , 5 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 260–454 m | |
| surface | 9.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,167 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 343 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38110 | |
| INSEE code | 38148 | |
| Website | http://www.stclairdelatour.com/ | |
Dolomieu is a French commune with 3,167 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Dolomieu part of the district of La Tour-du-Pin and Canton La Tour-du-Pin . The inhabitants are called the Dolomois .
geography
Dolomieu is about 45 kilometers east-southeast of Lyon . Dolomieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vézeronce-Curtin in the north, Veyrins-Thuellin in the northeast, Corbelin in the east, Faverges-de-la-Tour in the south and southeast, La Chapelle-de-la-Tour in the south and southwest, and Saint-Jean -de-Soudain in the south-west, Vignieu in the west and north-west and Vasselin and Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,283 | 1,348 | 1,662 | 2.135 | 2,369 | 2,735 | 2,787 | 3,025 |
Attractions
- Saint-Paul church from the 19th century
- Dolomieu Castle (also: Buffières Castle ) from the 17th / 18th centuries Century, partly monument historique since 1991
- Café de la Place from 1873, historic café
- Elie Cartan's birthplace
- Crolière Castle
Personalities
- Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801), geologist
- Élie Cartan (1869–1951), mathematician
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Agordo in the province of Belluno (Veneto) since 2005 .
