Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Vienne | |
| Canton | Vienne-2 | |
| Community association | Pays Roussillonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 4 ° 47' E | |
| height | 139-265 m | |
| surface | 12.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,141 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 479 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38550 | |
| INSEE code | 38425 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-st-maurice-exil.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Maurice-l'Exil |
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Saint-Maurice-l'Exil is a French municipality with 6141 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 Vienne-2 .
geography
Saint-Maurice-l'Exil is bounded to the west by the partially canalised Rhone and to the east by Route nationale 7 . Neighboring municipalities are Clonas-sur-Varèze in the north, Roussillon in the east and south-east, Le Péage-de-Roussillon , in the west and south-west of Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf , Chavanay in the west and north-west and Saint-Alban-du-Rhône in the Northwest.
Part of the Saint-Alban nuclear power plant is located in the north-west of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1856 | 1906 | 1926 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 545 | 1008 | 844 | 974 | 1087 | 1352 | 2568 | 3433 | 3735 | 4070 | 5218 | 5515 | 5526 | 6141 |
Attractions
- Saint Blaise Church
Personalities
- Peter of Tarentaise (1102–1174), Archbishop of the Tarentaise
traffic
The Paris – Marseille railway line and Route nationale 7 run through the municipality .
