La Balme-les-Grottes
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Isère | |
Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
Canton | Morestel | |
Community association | Les Balcons du Dauphiné | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 5 ° 20 ′ E | |
height | 192-383 m | |
surface | 14.61 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,060 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 38390 | |
INSEE code | 38026 | |
Website | http://www.labalmelesgrottes.com/ |
La Balme-les-Grottes is a commune with 1,060 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Villemoirieu is located in the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and in the canton of Morestel (until 2015: canton Crémieu ). The inhabitants are called Balmolans .
geography
La Balme-les-Grottes is located about 41 kilometers east-northeast of Lyon on the Rhone . La Balme-les-Grottes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lagnieu in the north and north-west, Vertrieu in the north and north-east, Parmilieu in the east, Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour in the south, Hières-sur-Amby in the south and south-west and Saint -Vulbas in the west and south-west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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426 | 393 | 438 | 531 | 588 | 675 | 814 | 936 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Romanesque church
- Salette Castle, former Carthusian monastery from the end of the 13th century, rebuilt into a castle in the 19th century, has been a historic monument since 1996
- Ruins of the Amblérieu Castle, monument historique since 1977
- Wash house
- cave
Personalities
- Laurent Clerc (1785–1869), sign language teacher
Web links
Commons : La Balme-les-Grottes - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- La Balme-les-Grottes on the ETHorama platform