Theys
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Haut-Grésivaudan | |
| Community association | Le Grésivaudan | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ′ N , 6 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 320-2,124 m | |
| surface | 36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,961 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38570 | |
| INSEE code | 38504 | |
| Website | http://www.theys.fr/ | |
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Theys is a French commune with 1,961 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 Tarins .
geography
Theys is a municipality in Grésivaudan . Theys is surrounded by the neighboring communities Goncelin in the north and north-west, Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard in the north and north-east, La Ferrière in the east, Les Adrets in the south and south-west, Hurtières and La Pierre in the south-west and Tencin in the west.
A ski station of Les Sept Laux belongs to the community (at about 1,350 meters).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,227 | 1,257 | 1,114 | 1,200 | 1,321 | 1,572 | 1,855 | 1.991 |
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Attractions
- Theys Castle, originally a castle from the 11th century, has been a monument historique since 1993
- Herculais castle ruins (the donjon is preserved)
Web links
Commons : Theys - collection of images, videos and audio files
