Isère facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Isère
Department
Prefecture building of the Isère department, in Grenoble
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Isère in France
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Département	1790
Prefecture	Grenoble
Subprefectures	La Tour-du-Pin, Vienne
Area
• Total	7,431.5 km2 (2,869.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	1,243,597
• Density	167.3413/km2 (433.4120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Isérois or Iserans
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-38
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	29
Communes	521
Website	www.isere.fr

Isère is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France named after the Isère river.

History

Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Moirans as its capital. It was formed from part of the former province of Dauphiné.

It was divided in four districts: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne. The capital was transfered in 1790 from Moirans to Grenoble.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the four districts were changed into four arrondissements: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was eliminated.

Geography

Isère is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of 7,431.5 km² (2,869 sq mi).

The department borders with 7 departments in 2 regions:

• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
  • Ain (north)
  • Savoie (east)
  • Drôme (south)
  • Ardèche (west)
  • Loire (west)
  • Rhône (northwest)
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
  • Hautes-Alpes (southeast)

	Rhône	Ain
	Loire Ardèche		Savoie
		Isère
		Drôme	Hautes-Alpes

The highest mountain in the department is Pic Lory (44°55′21″N 06°21′24″E / 44.92250°N 6.35667°E / 44.92250; 6.35667 (Pic Lory)); it is 4,088 m (13,412 ft) high.

The main rivers that flow through the department are the Rhône and its tributaries Isère and Bourbre.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Grenoble is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Administration

Isère is managed by the Departmental Council of Isère in Grenoble. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 281 communes (municipalities) in Isère.

The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Isère department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

Demographics

The inhabitants of Isère are known, in French, as Isérois (women: Iséroises).

Isère had a population, in 2014, of 1,243,597, for a population density of 167.3 inhabitants/km². The arrondissement of Grenoble, with 758,956 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Isère

The communes in the department with more inhabitants are:

Gallery

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  Fountain in Grenoble.

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  Saint-André square, Grenoble.

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  Cathedral of Tour-du-Pin.

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  Vienne and the Rhône river.

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  The Isère in Gières.

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Isère department
• Communes of the Isère department

Images for kids

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  The Château de Vizille, which was the seat of the Assembly of Vizille that followed the 1788 Day of the Tiles in Grenoble, now houses the Musée de la Révolution française.

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  The Grande Chartreuse

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  The Grand Veymont

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  The Dent de Crolles

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  Le Haut-Bréda

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  Queyras Valley

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  Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet

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  Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers

See also

In Spanish: Isère para niños