Velanne
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Chartreuse-Guiers | |
| Community association | Pays Voironnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 509-641 m | |
| surface | 7.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 537 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38620 | |
| INSEE code | 38531 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-velanne.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Velanne |
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Velanne is a French municipality with 537 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs administratively to the Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and is part of the canton of Chartreuse-Guiers (until 2015: canton of Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine ). The inhabitants are called Velannois .
geography
Velanne is about 22 kilometers west-southwest of Chambéry . Velanne is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Pressins in the north, Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne in the north and northeast, Saint-Martin-de-Vaulserre in the east and northeast, Saint-Bueil in the east and southeast, Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine in the South, Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires in the southwest, Montferrat in the west and La Bâtie-Divisin in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 314 | 270 | 244 | 273 | 383 | 414 | 463 | 511 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church
