Lans-en-Vercors
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Fontaine-Vercors | |
| Community association | Massif du Vercors | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 8 ' N , 5 ° 35' E | |
| height | 902-1,960 m | |
| surface | 38.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,651 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38250 | |
| INSEE code | 38205 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-lansenvercors.fr/ | |
 Lans-en-Vercors Town Hall |
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Lans-en-Vercors is a French commune with 2,651 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Fontaine-Vercors . The inhabitants are called Lantier .
geography
Lans-en-Vercors is around ten kilometers southwest of Grenoble on a plateau in the Vercors Mountains, flanked by the Roc Cornafion mountains . The municipality is located in the Vercors Regional Nature Park . Lans-en-Vercors is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Engins in the north, Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte in the north and northeast, Claix in the east, Varces-Allières-et-Risset and Saint-Paul-de-Varces in the southeast, Villard- de-Lans in the south and south-west, Méaudre in the west and Autrans in the north-west.
history
Remains of the Neanderthal man are known from the Vercors.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 693 | 795 | 859 | 1,098 | 1,451 | 2,026 | 2,297 | 2,574 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Barthélémy church, bell tower from the 16th century, monument historique since 1929
- Machine Museum
Saint-Barthélémy church
Traditional house in the Vercors
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Canadian community of Saint-Donat in Québec since 1989 .
