Pontcharra

Pontcharra (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁa]; Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]

Pontcharra
Commune
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Coat of arms of Pontcharra
Coat of arms
Location of Pontcharra
Pontcharra is located in France
Pontcharra
Pontcharra
Pontcharra is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pontcharra
Pontcharra
Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Haut-Grésivaudan
IntercommunalityCC Le Grésivaudan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Borg[1]
Area
1
16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,349
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38314 /38530
Elevation244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,929—    
1975 4,613+2.32%
1982 5,473+2.47%
1990 5,824+0.78%
1999 6,435+1.11%
2007 7,230+1.47%
2012 7,203−0.07%
2017 7,344+0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux. Chevalier de Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach", was born at the Château Bayard in Pontcharra.

Twin towns

Pontcharra is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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