Saint-Hilaire, Isère

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Saint-Hilaire (pronunciation), also known as Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ilɛːʁ dy tuvɛ]), is a former commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

Saint-Hilaire
A view of Saint-Hilaire
A view of Saint-Hilaire
Coat of arms of Saint-Hilaire
Location of Saint-Hilaire
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Saint-Hilaire is located in France
Saint-Hilaire
Saint-Hilaire
Saint-Hilaire is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Hilaire
Saint-Hilaire
Coordinates: 45°18′37″N 5°53′16″E / 45.3103°N 05.8878°E / 45.3103; 05.8878
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Moyen Grésivaudan
CommunePlateau-des-Petites-Roches
Area
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8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,280
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
38660
Elevation647–2,060 m (2,123–6,759 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 1 January 2019, Saint-Hilaire was merged into the new commune of Plateau-des-Petites-Roches, alongside Saint-Bernard and Saint-Pancrasse.[2] The commune was made up of the three smaller settlements of Saint-Hilaire, Les Margains and Les Gaudes; its town hall became that of the new commune. Its inhabitants are known in French as the Saint-Hilairois (masculine) and Saint-Hilairoises (feminine).[3]

It is situated on the Plateau des Petites Roches, a natural balcony above the valley of the Isère, on the east side of the Massif de la Chartreuse and overlooked by the peak of the Dent de Crolles.

Funicular

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The settlement of Saint-Hilaire is linked to Montfort, situated on the road between Grenoble and Chambéry in the valley below, by the Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet. Until this was opened in 1924, the commune was accessible only on foot, or by mule. The funicular was constructed principally to serve several sanatoriums built at the same time to house tuberculosis patients.[4] A road and bus line have long since been opened. On 29 December 2021, violent rainfall on water-saturated soil combined with rapid melting of the snowpack caused the Montfort stream to overflow its banks, seriously damaging the tracks and the funicular's downstream station, which were covered with several meters of gravel. As a result, the Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet was closed.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 518—    
1821 404−0.88%
1846 421+0.17%
1872 403−0.17%
1901 271−1.36%
1926 313+0.58%
1931 618+14.57%
1936 1,741+23.02%
1946 2,188+2.31%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 1,307−3.17%
1968 987−4.57%
1975 1,131+1.96%
1982 1,298+1.99%
1990 1,423+1.16%
1999 1,248−1.45%
2010 1,532+1.88%
2015 1,348−2.53%
2021 1,280−0.86%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (2010-2021)[6][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral, 18 December 2018 (in French).
  3. ^ Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère, habitants.fr
  4. ^ "Funiculaire Saint Hilaire du Touvet - History". Funimag. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Hilaire, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Populations légales 2015, INSEE
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