Monestier-de-Clermont
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves | |
| Community association | Trièves | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 679–1,070 m | |
| surface | 5.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,427 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 262 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38650 | |
| INSEE code | 38242 | |
| Website | http://monestierdeclermont.fr/ | |
 View of the valley at Monestier-de-Clermont |
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Monestier-de-Clermont (previously: Clermont-en-Trièves ) is a French municipality with 1427 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Grenoble and belongs to the canton of Matheysine-Trièves (until 2015: canton of Monestier-de-Clermont ).
geography
Monestier-de-Clermont is located about 25 kilometers south-southwest of Grenoble . Monestier-de-Clermont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sinard in the north and northeast, Treffort in the east, Roissard in the south and Saint-Paul-de-Monestier in the west.
The A51 autoroute and the former route nationale 75 (today's D1075) run through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 905 | 787 | 726 | 736 | 905 | 921 | 1.104 | 1,397 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church
- La Salette Chapel
- La Bardoneche Castle, built in 1590, partly monument historique since 1986
- Viaduc of Monestier
- It serves as the namesake of the Italian fashion brand "Moncler"
Main street of Monestier-de-Clermont with the church
La Bardoneche Castle
Viaduct of the A51 at Monestier-de-Clermont
