Pont-de-l'Isère

Pont-de-l'Isère is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town, built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814.

Pont-de-l'Isère
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-de-l'Isère
Pont-de-l'Isère
Pont-de-l'Isère
Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementValence
CantonTain-l'Hermitage
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Marie-Claude Lambert
Area
1
10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,503
  Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26250 /26600
Elevation110–146 m (361–479 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pont-de-l'Isère is best known for the fact that it is located on the 45th parallel north. The municipality is located 9 km south of Tain-l'Hermitage (chief town of canton) and 9 km north of Valence. Municipalities that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1911568    
1962653+15.0%
19681,135+73.8%
19751,304+14.9%
19822,477+90.0%
19902,770+11.8%
19992,688−3.0%
20082,713+0.9%

Twin towns

Pont-de-l'Isère is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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