Roissard
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves | |
| Community association | Trièves | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 53 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 486-1,800 m | |
| surface | 14.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 306 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38650 | |
| INSEE code | 38342 | |
| Website | http://www.mairieroissard.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Roissard |
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Roissard is a French municipality with 306 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 ( Monestier-de-Clermont until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Roissardons .
geography
Roissard is located about 28 kilometers south-southwest of Grenoble on a plateau in the Vercors Mountains. The river Ébron limits the municipality to the south. Roissard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monestier-de-Clermont in the north and north-west, meeting place in the east and north-east, Lavars in the south and south-east, Saint-Martin-de-Clelles in the south-west, Saint-Michel-les-Portes in the west and Gresse- en-Vercors in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 137 | 136 | 95 | 141 | 199 | 193 | 217 | 279 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Bardonenche Castle from the 17th century, Monument historique
- Fortified house from the 13th century
