Roche (Isere)

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Roche
Roche coat of arms
Roche (France)
Roche
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement La Tour-du-Pin
Canton La Verpillière
Community association Collines du Nord Dauphiné
Coordinates 45 ° 35 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 35 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E
height 267-516 m
surface 21.04 km 2
Residents 2,083 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 99 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38090
INSEE code
Website http://www.roche38.fr/

Roche is a French commune with 2,083 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and is part of the canton of La Verpillière .

geography

Roche is located about 33 kilometers southeast of Lyon . Roche is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Villefontaine in the north and north-east, Four in the east, Artas in the south, Charantonnay in the south-west, Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche and Bonnefamille in the west and north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
862 866 875 1,028 1,243 1,548 1,743 1,896
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Roche Church
  • 19th century church
  • Saint-Bonnet Chapel, one side of the wall from a Gallo-Roman building
  • Vaugelas Castle
  • Rousset Castle
  • Gallo-Roman pottery from Les Bersoudière
  • Bionne Mill

Web links

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