Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died.
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | |
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 The church of Saint-Bruno | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | |
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| Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Chartreuse-Guiers |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de Chartreuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Céline Boursier[1] |
Area 1 | 35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,490 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38412 /38380 |
| Elevation | 379–1,735 m (1,243–5,692 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 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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Economy
There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.
