Pontcharra
Pontcharra | |
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 Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station | |
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Location of Pontcharra  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Goncelin |
| Intercommunality | Haut Grésivaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christophe Borg |
| Area 1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | 7,104 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38314 /38530 |
| Elevation | 244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Personalities
Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux, and Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach"
Twin towns
Pontcharra is twinned with:
Rovasenda, Italy, since 1973
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