Roussillon (Isère)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Vienne | |
| Canton | Roussillon (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Roussillonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 4 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 146-265 m | |
| surface | 11.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,455 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 728 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38150 | |
| INSEE code | 38344 | |
| Website | www.ville-roussillon-isere.fr | |
Roussillon is a French municipality with 8455 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Vienne and the canton of Roussillon .
geography
Roussillon is located halfway between Lyon and Valence a few kilometers from the Rhone .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1856 | 1906 | 1926 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 863 | 1504 | 1171 | 2280 | 3576 | 4623 | 6588 | 7339 | 7551 | 7173 | 7365 | 7437 | 7806 | 8455 |
Attractions
The renaissance castle Roussillon (16th century, Monument historique ) was built on behalf of Cardinal François II. De Tournon . King Charles IX signed here . 1564 the Edict of Roussillon .
economy
A branch of the Freiburg company Rhodia Acetow is located in Roussillon .
Personalities
- Denis Lathoud (* 1966), handball player, 1995 world champion
- Carl Medjani (* 1985), football player
Web links
Commons : Roussillon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- New information on the municipality of Insée (PDF file; 74 kB)
- Information about the community