Isérables

Isérables
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Martigny
BFS no. :	6134
Postal code :	1914
Coordinates :	584 888  /  112411 coordinates: 46 ° 9 '47 "  N , 7 ° 14' 35"  O ; CH1903:  584888  /  112411
Height :	1106  m above sea level M.
Height range :	555–2740 m above sea level M.
Area :	15.25  km²
Residents:	832 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	55 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.iserables.ch
Cable car to Isérables
Location of the municipality

Isérables is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Martigny district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1949)

Isérables covers an area of ​​1532 hectares between the Rhône plain ( 460  m above sea level ) and the Pointe des Champs Ferret as the highest point in the municipality at 2742  m above sea level. M. The place itself is around 1100  m above sea level. M. The neighboring municipalities of Isérables are in the northeast, east and southeast Nendaz and in the southwest, west and northwest Riddes .

history

The oldest mention comes from a purchase agreement from 1227. The municipality was granted independence on March 13, 1798. Due to the topographical location on a steep slope, the inhabitants lived isolated and de facto independent for a long time . This only changed with the construction of the Riddes – Isérables cable car (1942) and a road in the mid-1970s.

population

Population development
year	1802	1850	1900	1950	1986	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	285	799	1052	1213	1025	946	881	866	871	830

Today the number of inhabitants (1986: 1,025 inhabitants) is falling, mainly due to the decline in the birth rate and the departure of young people.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Isérables

literature

• Werner Bellwald: Isérables. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2005 .

Web links

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

• Isérables on the ETHorama platform
• Official website of the municipality of Isérables (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Switzerland. Federal Office of Topography: National map of Switzerland 1: 25,000 (LK25) . Sheet 1326 «Rosablanche». 2010. ( online at map.geo.admin.ch)