Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Varces-Allières-et-Risset (French pronunciation: [vaʁs aljɛʁ e ʁisɛ]; Arpitan: Varse-Aliéres-et-Riosèc) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[4] It was created in 1955 by the merger of the former communes Varces and Allières-et-Risset.[5]
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 Seen from the Pic St. Michel | |
 Location of Varces-Allières-et-Risset | |
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| Coordinates: 45°05′15″N 5°37′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Claix |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Corbet[1] |
Area 1 | 20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,542 |
| • Density | 409.1/km2 (1,060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38524 /38760 |
| Elevation | 247–1,960 m (810–6,430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The population data given in the table below for 1954 and earlier refer to the former commune of Varces.
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