La Verpillière (French pronunciation: [la vɛʁpijɛʁ]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]

La Verpillière
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of La Verpillière
Location of La Verpillière
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La Verpillière is located in France
La Verpillière
La Verpillière
La Verpillière is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Verpillière
La Verpillière
Coordinates: 45°38′16″N 5°08′37″E / 45.6378°N 5.1436°E / 45.6378; 5.1436
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementLa Tour-du-Pin
CantonLa Verpillière
IntercommunalityCA Porte de l'Isère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Margier[1]
Area
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6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,500
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38537 /38290
Elevation205–305 m (673–1,001 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Verpillière railway station on the line between Lyon and Grenoble is located to the south-east of the town center.

Geography

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The Bourbre flows northwest through the northern part of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 559—    
1800 580+0.53%
1806 647+1.84%
1821 775+1.21%
1831 1,062+3.20%
1836 1,060−0.04%
1841 1,186+2.27%
1846 1,176−0.17%
1851 1,220+0.74%
1856 1,224+0.07%
1861 1,229+0.08%
1866 1,254+0.40%
1872 1,243−0.15%
1876 1,240−0.06%
1881 1,210−0.49%
1886 1,240+0.49%
1891 1,215−0.41%
1896 1,237+0.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,328+1.43%
1906 1,271−0.87%
1911 1,307+0.56%
1921 1,424+0.86%
1926 1,506+1.13%
1931 1,523+0.22%
1936 1,365−2.17%
1946 1,381+0.12%
1954 1,494+0.99%
1962 1,795+2.32%
1968 2,424+5.13%
1975 3,285+4.44%
1982 5,400+7.36%
1990 5,595+0.44%
1999 5,691+0.19%
2007 6,018+0.70%
2012 6,528+1.64%
2017 7,226+2.05%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Verpillière, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE