Monestier-d'Ambel

Monestier-d'Ambel
Commune
The village seen from the Lac du Sautet
Location of Monestier-d'Ambel
Monestier-d'Ambel Monestier-d'Ambel
Coordinates: 44°46′41″N 5°55′27″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Matheysine-Trièves
Intercommunality	Matheysine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Gerbi
Area 1	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	16
• Density	1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38241 /38970
Elevation	746–2,378 m (2,448–7,802 ft) (avg. 950 m or 3,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monestier-d'Ambel (French pronunciation: ​[mɔnɛstje dɑ̃bɛl], literally Monestier of Ambel) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 207 —     1806 194 −6.3% 1821 210 +8.2% 1831 195 −7.1% 1841 213 +9.2% 1851 208 −2.3% 1861 187 −10.1% 1872 200 +7.0% 1881 213 +6.5% 1891 172 −19.2% 1901 133 −22.7% 1911 112 −15.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 94 −16.1% 1931 80 −14.9% 1946 65 −18.8% 1954 37 −43.1% 1962 28 −24.3% 1968 32 +14.3% 1975 30 −6.2% 1982 48 +60.0% 1990 64 +33.3% 1999 20 −68.8% 2006 21 +5.0% 2011 23 +9.5%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Grande Tête de l'Obiou