Varces-Allières-et-Risset

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.[3][5]

Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Seen from the Pic St. Michel
Seen from the Pic St. Michel
Location of Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Map
Varces-Allières-et-Risset is located in France
Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Varces-Allières-et-Risset is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Coordinates: 45°05′15″N 5°37′40″E / 45.0875°N 5.6278°E / 45.0875; 5.6278
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Pont-de-Claix
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Corbet[1]
Area
1
21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,287
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38524 /38760
Elevation247–1,960 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 edit

The population data given in the table below for 1954 and earlier refer to the former commune of Varces.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 637—    
1800 512−3.07%
1806 670+4.58%
1821 735+0.62%
1831 722−0.18%
1836 742+0.55%
1841 745+0.08%
1846 788+1.13%
1851 733−1.44%
1856 762+0.78%
1861 738−0.64%
1866 715−0.63%
1872 678−0.88%
1876 715+1.34%
1881 703−0.34%
1886 729+0.73%
1891 720−0.25%
1896 690−0.85%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 621−2.09%
1906 615−0.19%
1911 611−0.13%
1921 586−0.42%
1926 591+0.17%
1931 675+2.69%
1936 577−3.09%
1946 639+1.03%
1954 808+2.98%
1962 2,152+13.03%
1968 2,296+1.09%
1975 2,809+2.92%
1982 3,576+3.51%
1990 4,592+3.18%
1999 5,341+1.69%
2007 6,609+2.70%
2012 6,583−0.08%
2017 8,250+4.62%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  5. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Varces-Allières-et-Risset, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE