Septème (French pronunciation: [sɛptɛm]; Arpitan: Septèmo) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]

Septème
Chateau
Chateau
Location of Septème
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Septème is located in France
Septème
Septème
Septème is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Septème
Septème
Coordinates: 45°33′11″N 5°00′18″E / 45.5531°N 5.005°E / 45.5531; 5.005
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementVienne
CantonVienne-1
IntercommunalityCA Vienne Condrieu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Clerc[1]
Area
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21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,143
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38480 /38780
Elevation188–386 m (617–1,266 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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The name of Septème reflects its location: at the seventh milepost on the Roman road between Vienne and Milan. A Roman camp had been established here, on a hill overlooking the valley.

A castle was recorded here in the 11th century and the village developed next to it. During the second half of the 12th century, the site was encircled by a strong enceinte one kilometre in length with three gates. After the unification of Septème to Dauphiné, a more modern castle was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries.

The village has grown beyond the original enceinte, and now extends as far as the river.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,258—    
1821 1,777+1.24%
1846 2,951+2.05%
1872 1,524−2.51%
1901 1,200−0.82%
1926 1,155−0.15%
1946 737−2.22%
1962 792+0.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 799+0.15%
1975 865+1.14%
1982 1,048+2.78%
1990 1,267+2.40%
1999 1,471+1.67%
2007 1,756+2.24%
2012 1,844+0.98%
2017 2,063+2.27%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Personalities

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  • Gabriel Veyre, born in Septême in 1871, pharmacist, operator of Lumière cinematograph, filmmaker and photographer of the Sultan of Morocco

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Septème, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE