Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Chartreuse-Guiers | |
| Community association | Coeur de Chartreuse | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 42' E | |
| height | 387-1,880 m | |
| surface | 17.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,219 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38134 | |
| INSEE code | 38405 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-joseph-de-riviere.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière |
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Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière is a French commune with 1,219 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and is part of the canton of Chartreuse-Guiers (until 2015: canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont ). The inhabitants are called Rivièrois (es) .
geography
Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière is located around 20 kilometers north-north-west of Grenoble in the plain of the Chartreuse Mountains . Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Miribel-les-Échelles in the north, Saint-Laurent-du-Pont in the east, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse in the south-east, and La Sure-en-Chartreuse in the south and south-west , Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey in the west and Saint-Aupre in the north-west. The municipality is located in the Chartreuse Regional Nature Park .
The former route nationale 520 (today's D520) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 519 | 533 | 598 | 723 | 800 | 961 | 1,093 | 1,199 |
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Attractions
- cave
- waterfall
