Le Gua (Isere)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Claix | |
| Community association | Grenoble-Alpes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 2 ' N , 5 ° 39' E | |
| height | 340-2,161 m | |
| surface | 28.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,779 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38450 | |
| INSEE code | 38187 | |
| Website | http://www.legua-mairie.fr/ | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Le Gua |
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Le Gua is a French commune with a population of 1,779 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the community association Grenoble-Alpes Métropole , the Arrondissement Grenoble and Canton Pont-de-Claix (2015: Canton Vif ).
The municipality consists of the larger towns of Les Saillants du Gua , Saint-Barthélemy and Prélenfry .
geography
Le Gua is located in eastern France in the Vercors massif , 19 kilometers south-southwest of Grenoble . The municipality is located in the Vercors Regional Nature Park . Le Gua is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paul-de-Varces in the north, Vif in the northeast, Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze in the east and southeast, Miribel-Lanchâtre in the south, Château-Bernard in the southwest and Villard-de -Lans to the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,127 | 1.003 | 1,231 | 1,234 | 1,120 | 1,135 | 1,315 | 1,505 | 1,713 | 1,837 | 1,839 |
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Attractions
- Saint-François-de-Salles church from the 17th century
- Ruins of the fortified house of Le Groin
