Pont-de-l'Isère

Pont-de-l'Isère
Pont-de-l'Isère
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pont-de-l'Isère
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	Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E / 45.0056°N 4.8675°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Hermitage
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Marie-Claude Lambert
Area 1	10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2021)	3,648
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26250 /26600
Elevation	110–146 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town Built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814.

Geography

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