Laval (Isere)

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Laval
Laval Coat of Arms
Laval (France)
Laval
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Le Moyen Grésivaudan
Community association Le Grésivaudan
Coordinates 45 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 56 ′  E
height 320-2,600 m
surface 25.33 km 2
Residents 984 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38190
INSEE code
Website http://www.laval-en-belledonne.fr/

Laval Town Hall (Mairie)

Laval is a French municipality with 984 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). Laval is part of the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Le Moyen Grésivaudan (until 2015 Domène ). The inhabitants call themselves Lavalois .

geography

Laval is located about 17 kilometers east-northeast of Grenoble in a valley of the Grésivaudan . Laval is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Froges in the north and north-west, Les Adrets in the north, La Ferrière in the east and north-east, Allemond in the south-east, Sainte-Agnès in the south and west and Villard-Bonnot in the west and north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
467 448 450 422 525 805 918 987
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Étienne church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
  • Chapel of Sainte-Gertrude
  • Montfalet tower
  • Gordes Castle
  • La Martelière Castle

Web links

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