Pierre-Châtel (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃatɛl]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]

Pierre-Châtel
A general view of Pierre-Châtel
A general view of Pierre-Châtel
Coat of arms of Pierre-Châtel
Location of Pierre-Châtel
Map
Pierre-Châtel is located in France
Pierre-Châtel
Pierre-Châtel
Pierre-Châtel is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pierre-Châtel
Pierre-Châtel
Coordinates: 44°57′28″N 5°46′35″E / 44.9578°N 5.7764°E / 44.9578; 5.7764
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMatheysine-Trièves
IntercommunalityLa Matheysine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Villard[1]
Area
1
11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,496
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38304 /38119
Elevation888–1,424 m (2,913–4,672 ft)
(avg. 916 m or 3,005 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

edit

Lac de Pierre-Châtel and the Pierre Percée are located in the commune.

Population

edit
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,527—    
1975 1,224−3.11%
1982 1,218−0.07%
1990 1,226+0.08%
1999 1,202−0.22%
2009 1,268+0.54%
2014 1,508+3.53%
2020 1,506−0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

edit

Peter II of Savoy and Boniface I of Challant died in Pierre-Châtel, respectively in 1268 and 1426.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE