Pontcharra | ||
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Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
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Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E / 45.43270°N 6.020100°ECoordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E / 45.43270°N 6.020100°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Isère | |
Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
Canton | Goncelin | |
Intercommunality | Haut Grésivaudan | |
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• Mayor (2014–2020) | Christophe Borg | |
Area1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)2 | 7,104 | |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 38314 / 38530 | |
Elevation | 244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux, and Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach"
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