Venosc
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| local community | Les Deux Alpes | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 7 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 38520, 38860 | |
| Former INSEE code | 38534 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Vénosc is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Les Deux Alpes with 767 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants are called Vénoscins .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of Mont-de-Lans and Vénosc were merged to form Commune nouvelle Les Deux Alpes . The municipality of Vénosc was part of the arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Oisans-Romanche .
geography
Vénosc is located about 37 kilometers east-southeast of Grenoble on the River Vénéon . In this area lies the La Muzelle lake . Vénosc is surrounded by the neighboring towns of Mont-de-Lans in the north, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans in the east, Valjouffrey in the south and Le Bourg-d'Oisans in the west.
Vénosc is part of the Les Deux Alpes winter sports area .
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 428 | 450 | 515 | 862 | 796 | 941 | 894 | 773 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church in Le Courtil, Romanesque building, originally from the 9th century
- Saint-Sauveur chapel in Le Bourg d'Arud from 1686
- Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel in Le Sellier from 1637
