Goncelin

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Goncelin
Goncelin Coat of Arms
Goncelin (France)
Goncelin
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Haut-Grésivaudan
Community association Le Grésivaudan
Coordinates 45 ° 21 ′  N , 5 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′  N , 5 ° 59 ′  E
height 235-1,278 m
surface 14 km 2
Residents 2,425 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 173 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38570
INSEE code 38181
Website http://www.goncelin.fr/

Goncelin Town Hall

Goncelin is a French commune with 2,425 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble in the canton of Haut-Grésivaudan . The inhabitants are called Goncelinois (es) .

geography

Look at Goncelin

Goncelin is a municipality in the Grésivaudan valley . The Isère river forms the western boundary of the municipality. Goncelin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze in the north and north-west, Le Cheylas in the north, Morêtel-de-Mailles in the north and north-east, Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard in the north-east, Theys in the east and south-east, Tencin in the south and south-west, La Terrasse in the south-west and Le Touvet in the west.

The A41 car route also runs along the western boundary of the municipality . The municipality is also crossed by the former Route nationale 523 (today's D523).

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 884 1,136 1,506 1,467 1,771 1.937 2.123 2,238

Attractions

Saint Didier Church
  • Saint-Didier church, built 1297–1308, only the bell tower remains from this period, the church was demolished in 1842 and rebuilt in 1849
  • Fortified house (called Château Goncelin ) of the von Goncelin family from the 12th and 13th centuries
  • Montpensard Tower
  • Wash house
  • Old post office
Château Goncelin

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Goncelin  - collection of images, videos and audio files