Vaujany
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Isère | |
Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
Canton | Oisans Romanche | |
Community association | Oisans | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 10 ′ N , 6 ° 5 ′ E | |
height | 752-3,464 m | |
surface | 64.54 km 2 | |
Residents | 337 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 38114 | |
INSEE code | 38527 | |
Website | http://www.vaujany.com/ | |
Vaujany Town Hall (Mairie) |
Vaujany is a French commune in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality, which belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Oisans-Romanche , has 337 (as of January 1, 2017) inhabitants, the Vaujanyats or Vaujanyates .
geography
Vaujany is located about 27 kilometers east-southeast of Grenoble . In the northeast of the municipality there is the Lac de Grand-Maison reservoir and in the southwest of the municipality the Lac du Verney reservoir , both of which are endowed by the Eau d'Olle river and its tributaries. Vaujany is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Ferrière in the north, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards in the northeast, Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves in the east, Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans and Le Freney-d'Oisans in the southeast, Oz in the South and Allemond in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 308 | 270 | 224 | 412 | 242 | 311 | 311 | 297 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- church
- Chapel in the village of La Villette
- Chapel in the village of Porchery
- Museum of hydroelectric power generation at the dams