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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 INSEE 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. History 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 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Isère Department
The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Grenoble-Alpes Métropole * Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais * Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère * |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 INSEE A significant European scientific centre, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tour-du-Pin
La Tour-du-Pin (; ) is a subprefecture of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Geography The Bourbre 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 tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre-Dame-de-Commiers
Notre-Dame-de-Commiers () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Isère Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Grenoble-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Deux Alpes
Les 2 Alpes () is a ski resort in the French '' department'' of Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The village sits at and lifts run to . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix. It has the longest, normally open full on-piste vertical available in the world. It is a drive southeast of Grenoble. Resort The "two Alps" in the name do not refer to the two facing mountain-sides that comprise the resort, but rather to two adjacent areas of the original mountain pasture on the north-south plateau on which the resort was built. These pasture areas (or 'alps') are part of the two villages of Mont-de-Lans and Vénosc that lie in the deep valleys, respectively, to the north and south. Access to the resort is by road RD 1091, in Livet-et-Gavet - no road connects the resort to Vénosc down the steep slope to the south, but a gondola connects the two, and there is a footpath passable in summer. Winter Les Deux Alpes offers ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of 436,434.Populations légales 2019: 73 Savoie INSEE Together with Haute-Savoie, it is one of the two departments of the historical region of ; the Duchy of Savoy was annexed by France in 1860, following the signature of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhône (department)
Rhône (; ) is a French department located in the east-central administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Rhône, its prefecture is Lyon. Its sole subprefecture is Villefranche-sur-Saône. Including the Lyon Metropolis, it had a population of 1,875,747 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 69 Rhône INSEE History The department was created on August 12, 1793, when the former Rhône-et-Loire was split into two departments: Rhône and . Originally, the eastern border of Rhône was the city of |
Cantons Of The Isère Department
The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Isère department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Bièvre *Bourgoin-Jallieu * Chartreuse-Guiers * Charvieu-Chavagneux *Échirolles * Fontaine-Seyssinet * Fontaine-Vercors * Le Grand-Lemps * Grenoble-1 * Grenoble-2 * Grenoble-3 * Grenoble-4 * Le Haut-Grésivaudan *L'Isle-d'Abeau * Matheysine-Trièves *Meylan * Morestel * Le Moyen Grésivaudan * Oisans-Romanche *Le Pont-de-Claix *Roussillon *Saint-Martin-d'Hères * Le Sud Grésivaudan *La Tour-du-Pin *Tullins *La Verpillière * Vienne-1 * Vienne-2 *Voiron Voiron (; ) is a commune (French municipality) in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron is located northwest of Grenoble ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cantons of the Isere department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 26 Drôme INSEE Drôme's is Valence. History Saint-Vallier in Drôme was the birthplace of one of France's most famous courtesans, the noble-born[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
