Pontcharra

Pontcharra (Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Pontcharra
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Coat of arms
Location of Pontcharra
Pontcharra
Pontcharra
Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Haut-Grésivaudan
IntercommunalityCC Le Grésivaudan
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Christophe Borg
Area
1
16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,344
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38314 /38530
Elevation244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Personalities

Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux, and Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach"

Twin towns

Pontcharra is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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