Pinsot

Pinsot (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃so] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Haut-Bréda.

Pinsot
Part of Le Haut-Bréda
A view of the village of Pinsot
Location of Pinsot
Pinsot Pinsot
Coordinates: 45°21′28″N 6°06′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Haut-Grésivaudan
Commune	Le Haut-Bréda
Area 1	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	159
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym	Pinsotins / Pinsotines
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	38580
Elevation	551–2,858 m (1,808–9,377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 817 —     1806 950 +16.3% 1821 828 −12.8% 1831 1,039 +25.5% 1841 1,023 −1.5% 1851 982 −4.0% 1861 804 −18.1% 1872 793 −1.4% 1881 747 −5.8% 1891 661 −11.5% 1901 600 −9.2% 1911 431 −28.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 372 −13.7% 1931 333 −10.5% 1946 286 −14.1% 1954 212 −25.9% 1962 163 −23.1% 1968 147 −9.8% 1975 129 −12.2% 1982 140 +8.5% 1990 145 +3.6% 1999 139 −4.1% 2006 180 +29.5% 2011 204 +13.3%

Sights

• The Iron Route of Pinsot (Le Sentier du Fer de Pinsot) is a forest trail leading visitors to discover the old mining industry of the town. Historic sites such as minors houses, disaffected mines and cinders can be seen.
• Le Cohard is a hamlet which is the starting point for many hiking trails into the Gleyzin mountain in the Belledonne massif.

Born in Pinsot

• Jules David (1848-1923), photographer

See also

• Communes of the Isère department