La Forteresse (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁtəʁɛs]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
La Forteresse | |
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 An old view of La Forteresse | |
Location of La Forteresse  | |
  La Forteresse  La Forteresse | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′44″N 5°24′15″E / 45.2956°N 5.4042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Bièvre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Evelyne Collet[1] |
Area 1 | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 336 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38171 /38590 |
| Elevation | 503–773 m (1,650–2,536 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLa Forteresse is located in the valley of Rival, and is about 550 meters away from Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
History
editLa Forteresse belonged until 1929 to the canton of Tullins. Then, on 17 December 1929, it was attached to the canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.[3] Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Bièvre.[4]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 262 | — |
| 1975 | 250 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 245 | −0.29% |
| 1990 | 251 | +0.30% |
| 1999 | 235 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 291 | +2.71% |
| 2012 | 318 | +1.79% |
| 2017 | 322 | +0.25% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Bulletin of Acts of the French Republic" (in French). Gallica. 17 December 1929.
- ^ "Décret n° 2014-180 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Isère | Legifrance". Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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