Le Cheylas (French pronunciation: [lə ʃela]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Le Cheylas
The D523 road [fr] in Le Cheylas
The D523 road [fr] in Le Cheylas
Location of Le Cheylas
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Le Cheylas is located in France
Le Cheylas
Le Cheylas
Le Cheylas is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Cheylas
Le Cheylas
Coordinates: 45°22′20″N 5°59′36″E / 45.3722°N 5.9933°E / 45.3722; 5.9933
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Haut-Grésivaudan
IntercommunalityCC Le Grésivaudan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Cohard[1]
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,424
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38100 /38570
Elevation240–1,202 m (787–3,944 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 451—    
1800 577+3.58%
1806 588+0.32%
1821 718+1.34%
1831 650−0.99%
1836 810+4.50%
1841 805−0.12%
1846 773−0.81%
1851 796+0.59%
1856 818+0.55%
1861 793−0.62%
1866 803+0.25%
1872 772−0.65%
1876 782+0.32%
1881 823+1.03%
1886 781−1.04%
1891 716−1.72%
1896 675−1.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 613−1.91%
1906 583−1.00%
1911 525−2.07%
1921 546+0.39%
1926 610+2.24%
1931 720+3.37%
1936 749+0.79%
1946 792+0.56%
1954 838+0.71%
1962 941+1.46%
1968 1,110+2.79%
1975 1,173+0.79%
1982 1,311+1.60%
1990 1,567+2.25%
1999 2,118+3.40%
2007 2,655+2.86%
2012 2,680+0.19%
2017 2,566−0.87%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

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Le Cheylas is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Cheylas, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE