Le Bourg-d'Oisans
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Oisans Romanche | |
| Community association | Oisans | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 2' E | |
| height | 701-3,121 m | |
| surface | 35.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,278 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 92 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38520 | |
| INSEE code | 38052 | |
| Website | www.bourgdoisans.fr | |
 Center of Le Bourg-d'Oisans |
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Le Bourg-d'Oisans is a commune in the Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The population is 3278 (as of January 1, 2017), the area 35.75 km². The residents are called Bourcats or Bourcates .
geography
The capital of the Oisans region lies in the Romanche valley in the middle of the Dauphiné Alps , on the main road from Grenoble to Briançon . In the north is the Col de la Croix de Fer in the Grandes Rousses massif , in the southeast the Écrins National Park with Lake Lauvitel in the Mont-Pelvoux mountains.
history
In 1191, after a landslide in the Romanche valley, a natural reservoir, the Lac de Saint-Laurent, was created . In 1219 the earth dam broke and caused a great tidal wave in the valley, which caused severe damage in the city of Grenoble .
Today's Le Bourg d'Oisans is located in the former lake basin.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
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| Residents | 2,189 | 2,280 | 2,448 | 3,027 | 2,911 | 2,984 | 3,381 |
Sports
Well-known winter sports resorts such as L'Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes are in the immediate vicinity of Le Bourg-d'Oisans .
The place became internationally known through the Tour de France . After passing the village and the bridge over the Romanche, the 13.8 kilometer ascent to L'Alpe d'Huez begins. The day after reaching the mountain there, Le Bourg-d'Oisans is usually the starting point for the next stage. Between 1950 and 2006 a stage of the tour started 19 times from here.
Personalities
Le Bourg-d'Oisans is the birthplace of ski racer Fabienne Serrat (* 1956).
