Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard
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| local community | Crêts en Belledonne | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 23 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| Post Code | 38830 | |
| Former INSEE code | 38439 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
 View of Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard |
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Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard is a former French commune with last 2,887 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Haut-Grésivaudan . The inhabitants call themselves Saint-Pierrains .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the communes of Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard and Morêtel-de-Mailles were merged into a commune nouvelle called Crêts en Belledonne .
geography
Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard is in the Grésivaudan countryside . Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard is surrounded by the neighboring villages of Allevard in the north, Pinsot in the east, La Ferrière in the south-east, Theys in the south, Goncelin in the south-west, Morêtel-de-Mailles and Le Cheylas in the west and Pontcharra in the north-west.
In the north-west of the village is the Lac du Flumet . The lake is mainly used to generate electricity.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,784 | 2.152 | 2.147 | 2.016 | 2,185 | 2,282 | 2,662 | 2,858 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 11th century, bell tower since 1908 Monument historique
- Aquintower
- Villa and Park “Mon Exil”
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Personalities
- Pierre Magnan (1922–2012), writer, now based in Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard
- Julien Loy (* 1976), triathlete
