Pont-de-l'Isère

Pont-de-l'Isère
Town hall
Coat of arms
Pont-de-l'Isère
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Pont-de-l'Isère
Coordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E / 45.0056°N 4.8675°ECoordinates: 45°00′20″N 4°52′03″E / 45.0056°N 4.8675°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Tain-l'Hermitage
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Hermitage
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Marie-Claude Lambert
Area^1	10.09 km^2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	2,713
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	26250 / 26600
Elevation	110–146 m (361–479 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pont de l'Isère is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town Built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814.

Geography

Pont de l'Isère is a small town in the Drôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is best known for the fact that it is located on the 45th parallel north. The municipality is located 9 km south of Tain-l'Hermitage (chief town of canton) and 9 km north of Valence. Municipalities that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1911	568	—
1962	653	+15.0%
1968	1,135	+73.8%
1975	1,304	+14.9%
1982	2,477	+90.0%
1990	2,770	+11.8%
1999	2,688	−3.0%
2008	2,713	+0.9%

Twin towns

Pont-de-l'Isère is twinned with:

• Ziano Piacentino, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

• INSEE