Mens, Isère
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Mens (French pronunciation: [mɛ̃s]; Occitan: Menç) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] In January 1973, it absorbed the former commune Saint-Genis.[4]
Mens | |
|---|---|
 Marketplace | |
 Location of Mens | |
  Mens  Mens | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′04″N 5°45′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves |
| Intercommunality | Trièves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Suzzarini[1] |
Area 1 | 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,415 |
| • Density | 50.0/km2 (129/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38226 /38710 |
| Elevation | 612–1,929 m (2,008–6,329 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The neighboring communes are: Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Jean-d'Hérans, Cornillon-en-Trièves, Prébois and Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,153 | — |
| 1975 | 1,139 | −0.17% |
| 1982 | 1,116 | −0.29% |
| 1990 | 1,129 | +0.14% |
| 1999 | 1,175 | +0.44% |
| 2009 | 1,404 | +1.80% |
| 2014 | 1,361 | −0.62% |
| 2020 | 1,406 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
