Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs

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Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
Coat of arms of Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (France)
Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Vienne
Canton Bièvre
Community association Bièvre Isère
Coordinates 45 ° 20 ′  N , 5 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 ′  N , 5 ° 21 ′  E
height 369-545 m
surface 10.88 km 2
Residents 3,225 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 296 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38590
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-sesg.com/

Saint-Étienne-de-Saint- Geoirs is a French commune with 3,225 inhabitants (as of 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 Bièvre . The inhabitants are called Mandrinois or Stéphanois .

geography

Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs is located about 40 kilometers north-west of Grenoble , at the foot of the Chartreuse massif . Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte in the north and north-west, La Frette in the north and north-east, Sillans in the east, Plan in the south-east, Saint-Geoirs in the south, and Saint -Pierre-de-Bressieux in the southwest and Brézins in the west.

Most of Grenoble Airport is located in the municipality . The former national route 518 and 519 (today's D119) run through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,231 1,209 1,606 1,909 2.164 2,240 2,536 3.152

Attractions

Saint-Etienne church
  • Saint-Étienne church, a historic monument since 1995
  • Tower of the former Dauphine Castle from the 14th century
  • Fassion fort and Varanin fort, each from the 15th century
  • Saint-Cierge castle from the 16th century with renovations from the 19th century
  • Louis Mandrin's birth house from the 16th century
  • 17th century house of Cochet
  • Remains of the former fortification wall of the place
  • Market halls
  • old trainstation
Fortified house Fassion

Partner municipality

A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Casorate Sempione in the province of Varese (Lombardy) since 2013 .

Personalities

Web links

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