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Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 38 Isère
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Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Grenoble. It borders Rhône (department), Rhône to the northwest, Ain to the north, Savoie to the east, Hautes-Alpes to the south, Drôme and Ardèche to the southwest and Loire (department), Loire to the west.


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Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was established from the main part of the Provinces of France, former province of Dauphiné. Its area was r ...
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Isère (river)
The Isère ( , ; ; ) is a river in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. Its source, a glacier known as the ''Sources de l'Isère'', lies in the Vanoise National Park in the Graian Alps of Savoie, near the ski resort in Val-d'Isère on the border with Italy. An important left-bank tributary of the Rhône, the Isère merges with it a few kilometers north of Valence. Many riverside communes have incorporated the Isère's name into their own, for example, Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère and Romans-sur-Isère. The department of Isère is likewise named after the river. Etymology The name ''Isère'' was first recorded under the form ''Isara'', which means "the impetuous one, the swift one." Not originally a Celtic word, it was very likely assimilated by the Celts in ancient times. This word is related to the Indo-European ''*isərós'', meaning "impetuous, quick, vigorous," which is similar to the Sanskrit ''isiráḥ'' इसिरः อิสิระ with the ...
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Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of southeastern France. It was the capital of the Dauphiné Provinces of France, historical province and lies where the river Drac (river), Drac flows into the Isère (river), Isère at the foot of the French Alps. The population of the Communes of France, commune of Grenoble was 158,198 as of 2019, while the population of the Grenoble metropolitan area (French: or ) was 714,799 which makes it the largest metropolis in the Alps, ahead of Innsbruck and Bolzano.Comparateur de territoire
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A significant European scientific centre,
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Vienne, Isère
Vienne (; ) is a town in southeastern France, located south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gère and the Rhône. It is the fourth-largest commune in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture alongside La Tour-du-Pin. Vienne was a major centre of the Roman Empire under the Latin name ''Vienna''. Vienne was the capital of the Allobroges, a Gallic people, before its conquest by the Romans. Transformed into a Roman colony in 47 BC under Julius Caesar, it became a major urban centre, ideally located along the Rhône, then a major axis of communication. Emperor Augustus banished Herod the Great's son, the ethnarch Herod Archelaus to Vienne in 6 AD. As Vienne was a Roman provincial capital, remains of Roman constructions are still widespread across it. The city was also an important early bishopric in Christian Gaul. Its most famous bishop was Avitus of Vienne. At the Council of Vienne, which was convened there in October 1311, Pope Clement V abolished the or ...
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Arrondissements Of The Isère Department
The 3 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements of the Isère Departments of France, department are: # Arrondissement of Grenoble, (Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Isère department: Grenoble) with 263 Communes of France, communes. The population of the arrondissement was 748,885 in 2021. # Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin, (Subprefectures in France, subprefecture: La Tour-du-Pin) with 136 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 315,625 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Vienne, (subprefecture: Vienne (department), Vienne) with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 220,438 in 2021. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was disbanded in 1926. The borders of the arrondissements of Isère were modified in January 2017: * 24 communes from the arrondissement of Grenoble to the arrondissement of Vienne * one commune from the arrondissement of La ...
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