Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
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| Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 5°37′52″E / 45.1719°N 5.6311°ECoordinates: 45°10′19″N 5°37′52″E / 45.1719°N 5.6311°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Fontaine-Vercors |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Vercors |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Girard[1] |
| Area 1 | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 1,083 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38433 /38250 |
| Elevation | 863–1,897 m (2,831–6,224 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nizje dy muʃʁɔt]) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.[3] In 2019, it had a population of 1,083.
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1931 | 223 | — |
| 1946 | 171 | −23.3% |
| 1954 | 225 | +31.6% |
| 1962 | 192 | −14.7% |
| 1968 | 207 | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 277 | +33.8% |
| 1982 | 484 | +74.7% |
| 1990 | 575 | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 805 | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 964 | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 1,058 | +9.8% |
1968 Winter Olympics[edit]
The commune hosted the ski jumping individual large hill event for the 1968 Winter Olympics held in neighbouring Grenoble, on the Dauphine site on Le Moucherotte. Its hill had a calculation or K-point of 90 metres and was constructed between July 1966 and January 1967. During training, the longest jump reached was 112 metres. Final construction continued throughout the summer of 1967. During the 1968 Games, it seated 50,000 spectators.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 95-8. (in English and French)
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