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Pont-de-l'Isère

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Pont-de-l'Isère
Location of Pont-de-l'Isère
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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementValence
CantonTain-l'Hermitage
IntercommunalityPays de l'Hermitage
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Lucien Bonnet
Area
1
10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
2,713
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26250 /26600
Elevation110–146 m (361–479 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont de l'Isère is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Rhône-Alpes region. This town has really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from a bridge on Isère (!) Built in 1822 while the old wood had burned down in 1814.

Geography

Pont de l'Isère is a small town in the Drôme in the Rhône-Alpes region. She is best known for the fact that it is crossed in the center by the 45th parallel of latitude 45 the cross! The municipality is located 9 km south of Tain-Hermitage (chief town of canton) and 9 km north of Valencia. Municipalities that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.

Population

Historical population of Pont-de-l'Isère
Year19111962196819751982199019992008
Population568653113513042477277026882713

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