Le Cheylas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Haut-Grésivaudan | |
| Community association | Le Grésivaudan | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 6 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 240-1,202 m | |
| surface | 8.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,566 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 305 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38570 | |
| INSEE code | 38100 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-le-cheylas.fr/ | |
Le Cheylas is a French commune with 2,566 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Haut-Grésivaudan . The inhabitants are called Cheylasia (ne) s .
geography
Le Cheylas is a municipality in the Grésivaudan valley . The Isère river forms the western boundary of the municipality. Le Cheylas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pontcharra in the north, Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard in the east, Morêtel-de-Mailles in the east and south-east, Goncelin in the south and south-west, Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze in the west and Sainte-Marie -d'Alloix to the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 941 | 1.110 | 1,173 | 1.311 | 1,567 | 2.118 | 2,565 | 2,680 |
Attractions
- La Tour mansion, built in 1475, monument historique since 1951
Personalities
- Guigues Guiffrey (1497–1545), knight, governor of Turin during the French occupation, general
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Pavarolo in the province of Turin (Piémont) since 1995.
