Arandon
Arandon | |
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Part of Arandon-Passins | |
Coordinates: 45°42′42″N 5°25′48″E / 45.7117°N 5.43°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
Canton | Morestel |
Commune | Arandon-Passins |
Area 1 | 12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | 557 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 38510 |
Elevation | 212–292 m (696–958 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Arandon is a former commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Arandon-Passins.[1]
History
During World War II, the town was the site of a French internment camp holding both French and foreign Jews as well as non-French internees.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 422 | — |
1968 | 388 | −8.1% |
1975 | 426 | +9.8% |
1982 | 391 | −8.2% |
1990 | 398 | +1.8% |
1999 | 405 | +1.8% |
2009 | 557 | +37.5% |
See also
References
- INSEE commune file
- Arandon sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
- Arandon sur le site de l'Insee
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arandon.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 July 2016 (in French)