Merlas

Merlas
Commune
The church of Saint-Ferréol
Location of Merlas
Merlas Merlas
Coordinates: 45°26′44″N 5°39′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Chartreuse-Guiers
Intercommunality	CA Pays Voironnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Grandperrin
Area 1	15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	469
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38228 /38620
Elevation	400–925 m (1,312–3,035 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merlas (French pronunciation: [mɛʁla]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Population

The ruins of the Saint-Sixte castle, in the town of Merlas

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 934 —     1806 1,071 +14.7% 1821 1,011 −5.6% 1831 1,235 +22.2% 1841 1,144 −7.4% 1851 1,128 −1.4% 1861 980 −13.1% 1872 970 −1.0% 1881 921 −5.1% 1891 907 −1.5% 1901 834 −8.0% 1911 709 −15.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 578 −18.5% 1931 533 −7.8% 1946 500 −6.2% 1954 491 −1.8% 1962 424 −13.6% 1968 373 −12.0% 1975 290 −22.3% 1982 320 +10.3% 1990 381 +19.1% 1999 405 +6.3% 2005 458 +13.1% 2011 496 +8.3%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department