Murinais
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Le Sud Grésivaudan | |
| Community association | Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 13 ′ N , 5 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 345-667 m | |
| surface | 8.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 397 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38160 | |
| INSEE code | 38272 | |
| Website | http://www.murinais.fr/ | |
Murinais is a French municipality with 397 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the Canton of Le Sud Grésivaudan (until 2015: Canton of Saint-Marcellin ). The inhabitants are called Murinois .
geography
Murinais is located about 32 kilometers west of Grenoble in the historic Dauphiné landscape , on the Merdaret river , which is still called Ruisseau de Murinais here . Murinais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Varacieux in the north and east, Saint-Vérand in the south and south-east, Chevrières in the west and south-west and Roybon in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 314 | 260 | 264 | 282 | 311 | 340 | 374 | 375 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix convent, founded in 1832
- Remains of a moth (tower hill castle) from the 11th century
- La Balme Castle from the 18th century
Web links
Commons : Murinais - collection of images, videos and audio files
