Monteynard
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves | |
| Community association | Matheysine | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 362-1,712 m | |
| surface | 10.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 487 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38770 | |
| INSEE code | 38254 | |
| Website | http://monteynard.fr/ | |
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Monteynard is a French municipality with 487 inhabitants (as of January 1 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 Monteynardois .
geography
Monteynard is located about 24 kilometers south-southeast of Grenoble on the Drac , which is dammed here to form the Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (also: Lac de Notre-Dame-de-Commiers ). Monteynard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Notre-Dame-de-Commiers in the north, Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx in the northeast, La Motte-Saint-Martin in the east and southeast, Avignonet in the south and Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze in the West.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 307 | 174 | 154 | 244 | 330 | 402 | 452 | 503 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Agnès church
- Monteynard Castle from the 12th century
- Dam wall
