Morestel

For the wine grape, see Morestel (grape).

Morestel
Commune
The centre of Morestel
Coat of arms
Location of Morestel
Morestel Morestel
Coordinates: 45°40′43″N 5°28′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Morestel
Intercommunality	Pays des Couleurs
Government
• Mayor (2019–2020)	Frederic Vial
Area 1	8.03 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)	4,469
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38261 /38510
Elevation	205–319 m (673–1,047 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morestel (Arpitan: Mouretél) is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.

Geography

Morestel is situated on the old National Highway 75, now RD 1075, between Bourg-en-Bresse and Grenoble.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	875	—
1806	936	+7.0%
1821	1,080	+15.4%
1831	1,326	+22.8%
1841	1,390	+4.8%
1851	1,437	+3.4%
1861	1,358	−5.5%
1872	1,296	−4.6%
1881	1,234	−4.8%
1891	1,446	+17.2%
1901	1,331	−8.0%
1911	1,405	+5.6%
1921	1,323	−5.8%
1931	1,270	−4.0%
1946	1,285	+1.2%
1954	1,286	+0.1%
1962	1,455	+13.1%
1968	1,782	+22.5%
1975	2,308	+29.5%
1982	2,738	+18.6%
1990	2,972	+8.5%
1999	3,034	+2.1%
2006	3,841	+26.6%
2011	4,256	+10.8%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

• INSEE statistics

• Frederic Mayor

• Frederic Mayor from January 2019

External links

• Official site