La Balme-les-Grottes
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region
La Balme-les-Grottes
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
| Canton | Crémieu |
| Intercommunality | Isle-Crémieu |
| Mayor | Didier Chapit (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 192–383 m (630–1,257 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.61 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 909 (2009) |
| - Density | 62 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38026/ 38390 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 45°51′12″N 5°20′13″E / 45.8533°N 5.3369°E
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La Balme-les-Grottes is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
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Population [edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 360 | — |
| 1968 | 393 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 438 | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 531 | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 588 | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 675 | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 814 | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 909 | +11.7% |
Personalities [edit]
- Laurent Clerc, co-founder of the first school for the deaf in North America, was born at La Balme-les-Grottes in 1785.
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