Saint-Chef
| Saint-Chef | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
.JPG) Tour du Poulet | ||
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  Saint-Chef Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Saint-Chef | ||
| Coordinates: 45°38′05″N 5°21′59″E / 45.6347°N 5.3664°ECoordinates: 45°38′05″N 5°21′59″E / 45.6347°N 5.3664°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Bourgoin-Jallieu | |
| Intercommunality | Les Balmes Dauphinoises | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Noël Rolland | |
| Area1 | 27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 3,518 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38374 /38890 | |
| Elevation | 218–440 m (715–1,444 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Saint-Chef is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
History
Saint-Chef is one of the largest communes in the north-west of Isère, with more than 3,000 inhabitants spread over 2,716 hectares.
The village developed around a monastery founded in the sixth century, in a valley formerly called Rupian Valley, nowadays known as the valley Rupéenne. This religious community was one of the most powerful in France before the decline in 1744.
Population
The following table shows the change in population between 1793 and 2011;
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,582 | — |
| 1806 | 2,954 | +14.4% |
| 1821 | 2,998 | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 3,397 | +13.3% |
| 1841 | 3,411 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 3,650 | +7.0% |
| 1861 | 3,550 | −2.7% |
| 1872 | 3,162 | −10.9% |
| 1881 | 2,926 | −7.5% |
| 1891 | 2,950 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 2,768 | −6.2% |
| 1911 | 2,080 | −24.9% |
| 1921 | 1,774 | −14.7% |
| 1931 | 1,636 | −7.8% |
| 1946 | 1,413 | −13.6% |
| 1954 | 1,308 | −7.4% |
| 1962 | 1,327 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1,335 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,487 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 1,798 | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 2,309 | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 2,892 | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 3,268 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 3,518 | +7.6% |
Twin towns
Saint-Chef is twinned with:
See also
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