Mens (French pronunciation: [mɛ̃s]; Occitan: Menç) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] In January 1973, it absorbed the former commune Saint-Genis.[4]

Mens
Marketplace
Marketplace
Location of Mens
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Mens is located in France
Mens
Mens
Mens is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mens
Mens
Coordinates: 44°49′04″N 5°45′04″E / 44.8178°N 5.7511°E / 44.8178; 5.7511
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMatheysine-Trièves
IntercommunalityTrièves
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Suzzarini[1]
Area
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28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,419
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38226 /38710
Elevation612–1,929 m (2,008–6,329 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-de-mens.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The neighboring communes are: Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Jean-d'Hérans, Cornillon-en-Trièves, Prébois and Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,153—    
1975 1,139−0.17%
1982 1,116−0.29%
1990 1,129+0.14%
1999 1,175+0.44%
2009 1,404+1.80%
2014 1,361−0.62%
2020 1,406+0.54%
Source: INSEE[5]

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Mens (38226), INSEE
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0014, 17 January 1973, pp. 684-685.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE