Le Pont-de-Claix (French pronunciation: [lə pɔ̃ klɛ], literally The Bridge of Claix; Arpitan: Lo Pont-de-Cllês) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[4]

Le Pont-de-Claix
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Le Pont-de-Claix
Location of Le Pont-de-Claix
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Le Pont-de-Claix is located in France
Le Pont-de-Claix
Le Pont-de-Claix
Le Pont-de-Claix is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Pont-de-Claix
Le Pont-de-Claix
Coordinates: 45°07′44″N 5°41′56″E / 45.1289°N 5.6989°E / 45.1289; 5.6989
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Pont-de-Claix
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Ferrari[1]
Area
1
5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,805
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38317 /38800
Elevation227–391 m (745–1,283 ft)
(avg. 309 m or 1,014 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.
1876 1,032—    
1881 1,141+2.03%
1886 1,130−0.19%
1891 979−2.83%
1896 903−1.60%
1901 936+0.72%
1906 1,105+3.38%
1911 1,021−1.57%
1921 1,558+4.32%
1926 1,765+2.53%
1931 2,556+7.69%
1936 2,440−0.92%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1946 2,550+0.44%
1954 3,468+3.92%
1962 4,914+4.45%
1968 9,790+12.17%
1975 12,746+3.84%
1982 11,787−1.11%
1990 11,871+0.09%
1999 11,612−0.24%
2007 11,585−0.03%
2012 11,221−0.64%
2017 10,435−1.44%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

International relations

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Le Pont-de-Claix 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. ^ INSEE
  4. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Pont-de-Claix, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE