Froges (French pronunciation: [fʁɔʒ]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[3]

Froges
The road into Froges
The road into Froges
Coat of arms of Froges
Location of Froges
Map
Froges is located in France
Froges
Froges
Froges is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Froges
Froges
Coordinates: 45°16′27″N 5°55′33″E / 45.2742°N 5.9258°E / 45.2742; 5.9258
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Haut-Grésivaudan
IntercommunalityCC Le Grésivaudan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Salvetti[1]
Area
1
6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,345
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38175 /38190
Elevation219–965 m (719–3,166 ft)
(avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 477—    
1800 450−0.83%
1806 532+2.83%
1821 517−0.19%
1831 581+1.17%
1836 571−0.35%
1841 527−1.59%
1846 546+0.71%
1851 537−0.33%
1856 538+0.04%
1861 503−1.34%
1866 466−1.52%
1872 503+1.28%
1876 521+0.88%
1881 553+1.20%
1886 577+0.85%
1891 569−0.28%
1896 515−1.97%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 506−0.35%
1906 502−0.16%
1911 526+0.94%
1921 907+5.60%
1926 1,753+14.09%
1931 2,376+6.27%
1936 1,508−8.69%
1946 1,481−0.18%
1954 1,721+1.90%
1962 2,279+3.57%
1968 2,631+2.42%
1975 2,303−1.88%
1982 2,191−0.71%
1990 2,330+0.77%
1999 3,092+3.19%
2007 3,486+1.51%
2012 3,393−0.54%
2017 3,331−0.37%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

International relations edit

Froges is twinned with:[6][7]

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Froges, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Jumelage Froges - Acquaviva" (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "San Marino, si rinnova il gemellaggio tra Acquaviva e Froges - San Marino Fixing" (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Froges at Wikimedia Commons