Chirens
Chirens is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.
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 The tower of Clermont | |
Location of Chirens 
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| Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Grand-Lemps |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Voironnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilbert Dos Dantos |
| Area 1 | 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,337 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38105 /38850 |
| Elevation | 441–876 m (1,447–2,874 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Above the hamlet of Clermont stands the Tour de Clermont, the only remains of the former castle of the Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,510 | — |
| 1800 | 1,653 | +9.5% |
| 1821 | 1,939 | +17.3% |
| 1831 | 2,009 | +3.6% |
| 1841 | 2,022 | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 1,826 | −9.7% |
| 1861 | 1,711 | −6.3% |
| 1872 | 1,665 | −2.7% |
| 1881 | 1,550 | −6.9% |
| 1891 | 1,205 | −22.3% |
| 1901 | 1,085 | −10.0% |
| 1911 | 1,078 | −0.6% |
| 1921 | 978 | −9.3% |
| 1931 | 889 | −9.1% |
| 1946 | 823 | −7.4% |
| 1965 | 805 | −2.2% |
| 1962 | 801 | −0.5% |
| 1968 | 764 | −4.6% |
| 1975 | 1,002 | +31.2% |
| 1982 | 1,463 | +46.0% |
| 1990 | 1,806 | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 1,889 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2,304 | +22.0% |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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