Pontcharra
Pontcharra (Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Pontcharra | |
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Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Pontcharra | |
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Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | Grenoble |
Canton | Le Haut-Grésivaudan |
Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Christophe Borg |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,344 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Personalities
Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux, and Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach"
Twin towns
Pontcharra is twinned with:
Rovasenda, Italy, since 1973
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