Marcieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves | |
| Community association | Matheysine | |
| 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 | 38217 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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