Seyssinet-Pariset

Seyssinet-Pariset
Commune
The church of Seyssinet
Coat of arms
Location of Seyssinet-Pariset
Seyssinet-Pariset Seyssinet-Pariset
Coordinates: 45°10′59″N 5°41′49″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Fontaine-Seyssinet
Intercommunality	Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guillaume Lissy
Area 1	10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	11,891
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38485 /38170
Elevation	209–1,565 m (686–5,135 ft) (avg. 262 m or 860 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Seyssinet-Pariset (French pronunciation: [sɛsinɛ paʁizɛ] (listen)) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 571 —     1806 730 +27.8% 1821 734 +0.5% 1831 914 +24.5% 1841 973 +6.5% 1851 936 −3.8% 1861 932 −0.4% 1872 914 −1.9% 1881 886 −3.1% 1891 992 +12.0% 1901 861 −13.2% 1911 970 +12.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 951 −2.0% 1931 1,319 +38.7% 1946 1,612 +22.2% 1954 2,072 +28.5% 1962 4,539 +119.1% 1968 10,869 +139.5% 1975 12,157 +11.9% 1982 12,893 +6.1% 1990 13,241 +2.7% 1999 13,074 −1.3% 2006 12,826 −1.9% 2012 12,147 −5.3%

Sights

La tour Sans venin located in the hamlet of Pariset, is known among the Seven wonders of Dauphiné

Notable people

• Marcel Trillat (1940–2020), journalist and documentary filmmaker.

See also

• Parc naturel régional du Vercors