Pont-de-l'Isère
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Pont-de-l'Isère (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də lizɛʁ]; lit. 'Bridge of the Isère'; Occitan: Lo Pònt d'Isèra) is a French commune, located in the Drôme department in 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
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pont-de-l'Isère | |
  Pont-de-l'Isère Location within France  Pont-de-l'Isère Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Valence |
| Canton | Tain-l'Hermitage |
| Intercommunality | CA Arche Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Lambert[1] |
Area 1 | 10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,681 |
| • Density | 364.8/km2 (944.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26250 /26600 |
| Elevation | 110–146 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 commune is located 9 km south of Tain-l'Hermitage (seat of the canton) and 9 km north of Valence. Towns that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,135 | — |
| 1975 | 1,304 | +2.00% |
| 1982 | 2,477 | +9.60% |
| 1990 | 2,770 | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 2,688 | −0.33% |
| 2007 | 2,622 | −0.31% |
| 2012 | 3,048 | +3.06% |
| 2017 | 3,503 | +2.82% |
| 2023 | 3,681 | +0.83% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
Pont-de-l'Isère is twinned with:
Ziano Piacentino, Italy
