Tencin
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Haut-Grésivaudan | |
| Community association | Le Grésivaudan | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 229-1,116 m | |
| surface | 6.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,095 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 308 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38570 | |
| INSEE code | 38501 | |
| Website | www.tencin.net | |
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Tencin is a French commune with 2,095 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the Canton of Haut-Grésivaudan (until 2015: Canton Goncelin ). The inhabitants are called Tencinois .
geography
Tencin is a municipality in Grésivaudan . The Isère limits the municipality to the west. Tencin is surrounded by the neighboring communities Goncelin in the north, Theys in the east, Hurtières in the south-east, La Pierre in the south, Lumbin in the west and south-west and La Terrasse in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 824 | 847 | 858 | 855 | 859 | 897 | 1,150 | 1,781 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- Tencin Castle, monument historique since 1946
Web links
Commons : Tencin - collection of images, videos and audio files
