Le Touvet
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Haut-Grésivaudan | |
| Community association | Le Grésivaudan | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
| height | 236-1,008 m | |
| surface | 11.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,229 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 278 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38660 | |
| INSEE code | 38511 | |
| Website | www.letouvet.com | |
 Church of Le Touvet |
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Le Touvet is a French commune with 3,229 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble in the canton of Haut-Grésivaudan . The inhabitants are called Touvétains .
geography
Le Touvet is located west of the Isère in the Grésivaudan landscape and also in the Savoie wine-growing region . Le Touvet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in the north and north-west, Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze in the north and north-east, Goncelin in the east, La Terrasse in the south and Saint-Bernard in the west and south-west. The municipality is crossed by the Autoroute A41 and the former Route nationale 90 (today's D1090).
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 973 | 954 | 1.012 | 1,115 | 1,278 | 1,562 | 1,857 | 2,229 | 2,824 | 2,979 | 3,003 |
Attractions
- Church of Le Touvet, built in 1885
- Le Touvet Castle, built as a castle in the 13th century, renovations up to the 18th century, Monument historique since 1959/1964, park since 2004
- La Frette and La Bayette castles
Personalities
- François de Beaumont (1512 / 13–1587), Protestant military leader in the religious war
- Henri Didon (1840–1900), Dominican and educator
- Michel Fuzellier (* 1944), cartoonist
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Croatian municipality of Novska in the Sisak-Moslavina County since 2012 .
