Paladru

Paladru (French pronunciation: [paladʁy]) is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Villages du Lac de Paladru.

Paladru
Part of Villages du Lac de Paladru
VILLAGE DE PALADRU
Coat of arms
Location of Paladru
Paladru Paladru
Coordinates: 45°28′34″N 5°33′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Le Grand-Lemps
Commune	Villages du Lac de Paladru
Area 1	11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	1,256
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	38850
Elevation	488–711 m (1,601–2,333 ft) (avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 599 —     1806 827 +38.1% 1821 1,023 +23.7% 1831 1,004 −1.9% 1841 1,034 +3.0% 1851 984 −4.8% 1961 810 −17.7% 1872 908 +12.1% 1881 830 −8.6% 1891 742 −10.6% 1901 662 −10.8% 1911 593 −10.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 483 −18.5% 1931 492 +1.9% 1946 489 −0.6% 1954 451 −7.8% 1962 408 −9.5% 1968 468 +14.7% 1975 503 +7.5% 1982 621 +23.5% 1990 770 +24.0% 1999 863 +12.1% 2006 1,002 +16.1% 2011 1,130 +12.8%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department