Pont-en-Royans
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Pont-en-Royans | |
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 A view of Pont-en-Royans | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 45°03′49″N 5°20′36″E / 45.0636°N 5.3433°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Sud Grésivaudan |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Arielle Moulin Laporte[1] |
Area 1 | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 805 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38319 /38680 |
| Elevation | 183–788 m (600–2,585 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| Website | www.pontenroyans-vercors.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pont-en-Royans (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃.t‿ɑ̃ ʁwajɑ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.[3]
The town is located near the Isère valley at the gates of the Vercors Regional Natural Park. It lies at the meeting of the rivers Bourne (which rises in Lans-en-Vercors) and its tributary the Vernaison (which originates in the territory of Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors). The two rivers together collect most of the waters of the Vercors. The left bank and the river after its confluence are located in the department of Drôme.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,132 | — |
| 1975 | 1,094 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 1,051 | −0.57% |
| 1990 | 879 | −2.21% |
| 1999 | 917 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 879 | −0.53% |
| 2012 | 803 | −1.79% |
| 2017 | 774 | −0.73% |
| 2023 | 805 | +0.66% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
Pont-en-Royans has been twinned with Bassiano, Italy, since 1985.[citation needed]
