Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the hometown of Rose Valland, who saved thousands of works of art from Nazi looting and destruction during World War II and thwarted German efforts to remove art by passing information to the French Resistance. The organization Memoire de Rose Valland is based in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.[2]
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Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs 
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| Coordinates: 45°19′59″N 5°21′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Bièvre |
| Intercommunality | Bièvre Toutes Aures |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Yannick Neuder |
| Area 1 | 10.88 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,225 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38384 /38590 |
| Elevation | 369–545 m (1,211–1,788 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Singer (bass) and actor Xavier Depraz died in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs on 18 October 1994.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,519 | — |
| 1806 | 1,725 | +13.6% |
| 1821 | 1,885 | +9.3% |
| 1831 | 1,944 | +3.1% |
| 1841 | 2,051 | +5.5% |
| 1851 | 1,918 | −6.5% |
| 1861 | 1,857 | −3.2% |
| 1872 | 1,836 | −1.1% |
| 1881 | 1,775 | −3.3% |
| 1891 | 1,620 | −8.7% |
| 1901 | 1,615 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 1,570 | −2.8% |
| 1921 | 1,386 | −11.7% |
| 1931 | 1,363 | −1.7% |
| 1946 | 1,260 | −7.6% |
| 1954 | 1,215 | −3.6% |
| 1962 | 1,231 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,209 | −1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,606 | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 1,909 | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 2,164 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 2,240 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2,536 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 3,034 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 3,152 | +3.9% |
Twin towns
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs is twinned with:
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See also
- Communes of the Isère department
- Grenoble-Isère Airport
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Memoire de Rose Valland". Memoire de Rose Valland.
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