La Tour-du-Pin (; frp, La Tor-du-Pin) is a
subprefecture
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Albania
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of the
Isère department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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in Southeastern
France
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.
INSEE commune file
/ref> In 2018, the commune
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had a population of 8,137.
Geography
The Bourbre
The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, into which it flows at Chavanoz.
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flows west through the southern part of the commune and crosses the town. The town's lowest point is at and the highest at .
Chateau-tournin-isere.jpg, Château de Tournin
Gare de la Tour du Pin (38).JPG, La Tour-du-Pin station
Halles de La Tour-du-Pin.jpg, Halles
Vue de la Tour-du-Pin depuis l'église.jpg, General view
Sous-Préfecture de la Tour-du-Pin.jpg, Subprefecture building
Population and society
Education
There are three public nursery and elementary schools (École Jean Rostand, École Albert Thevenon, and École Louis Pasteur) and one private nursery and primary school, the École St Joseph.
There are also two public middle schools: the Collège Les Dauphins and the Collège Le Calloud, and one private middle school, the Collège St Bruno, there is one public high school too, the Lycée Élie Cartan, and one technical high school for learning of the horticulture.
Sport
There is a football club ( FCTC), a rugby club ( RCVT) and a basket-ball club ( BVT).
See also
* Communes of the Isère department
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tourdupin
Communes of Isère
Subprefectures in France
Dauphiné
Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia