Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Commune
The church of Saint-BrunoThe church of Saint-Bruno
Coat of arms of Saint-Laurent-du-PontCoat of arms
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Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is located in FranceSaint-Laurent-du-PontSaint-Laurent-du-PontShow map of FranceSaint-Laurent-du-Pont is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesSaint-Laurent-du-PontSaint-Laurent-du-PontShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E / 45.3847°N 5.735°E / 45.3847; 5.735
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonChartreuse-Guiers
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de Chartreuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Sarter
Area135.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population (2021)4,488
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code38412 /38380
Elevation379–1,735 m (1,243–5,692 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died.

Population

Economy

There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". 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 Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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