Livet-et-Gavet
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Oisans Romanche | |
| Community association | Oisans | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 6 ′ N , 5 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 366-2,792 m | |
| surface | 46.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,315 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38220 | |
| INSEE code | 38212 | |
| Website | www.mairie-livetgavet.fr | |
 Old Town Hall ( Mairie ) of Livet-et-Gavet (now the school) |
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Livet-et-Gavet is a French commune in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality, which belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Oisans-Romanche , has 1,315 (as of January 1, 2017) inhabitants, called the Livetons , Gavetons or Riouperuchons .
The municipality consists of the three mountain villages Livet , Rioupéroux and Gavet .
geography
Livet-et-Gavet is located about 35 kilometers east-southeast of Grenoble on the Romanche . The two mountain lakes Lac du Poursollet and Lac Fourchu are located in the municipality . Livet-et-Gavet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Revel in the north, Allemond in the northeast, Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Oulles in the east, Ornon in the southeast, Plan and La Morte in the south, Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne and Séchilienne in the Southwest and Chamrousse in the west.
Population development
The former route nationale 91 (today's D1091) runs through the municipality .
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 2,735 | 2,322 | 2.123 | 1,853 | 1,447 | 1,365 | 1,347 | 1,234 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Antoine church
- Hydroelectric power station (so-called Centrale des Vernes ), Monument historique
Saint-Antoine church
Hydroelectric power plant
