Marcieu

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Marcieu
Marcieu (France)
Marcieu
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Matheysine-Trièves
Community association Matheysine
Coordinates 44 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 41'  E
height 485-1,729 m
surface 11.97 km 2
Residents 72 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38350
INSEE code
Website www.marcieu.fr

Marcieu is a French commune with a population of 72 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Grenoble and belongs to the canton of Matheysine-Trièves (until 2015 La Mure ). The inhabitants are called Marcelands (or: Marciolands ).

geography

Marcieu is located about 25 kilometers south-southeast of Grenoble on the Drac , which is dammed up here to the Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (also: Lac de Notre-Dame-de-Commiers ) and limits the municipality to the west. Marcieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities Avignonet in the north, La Motte-Saint-Martin in the east and northeast, Mayres-Savel in the south, meeting place in the west and southwest and Sinard in the west and northwest.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
117 81 61 61 70 71 68 77
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Bricon castle ruins from the 12th century
  • Marcieu castle from the 13th century, almost completely removed

Web links

Commons : Marcieu  - collection of images, videos and audio files