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Chirens

Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E / 45.4139°N 05.5558°E / 45.4139; 05.5558
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Chirens
The tower of Clermont
The tower of Clermont
Location of Chirens
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Chirens is located in France
Chirens
Chirens
Chirens is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chirens
Chirens
Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E / 45.4139°N 05.5558°E / 45.4139; 05.5558
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Grand-Lemps
IntercommunalityCA Pays Voironnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Guttin[1]
Area
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17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
2,370
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38105 /38850
Elevation441–876 m (1,447–2,874 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chirens (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.

Above the hamlet of Clermont stands the Tour de Clermont, the only remains of the former castle of the Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,510—    
1800 1,653+1.30%
1806 2,018+3.38%
1821 1,939−0.27%
1831 2,009+0.36%
1836 2,031+0.22%
1841 2,022−0.09%
1846 1,939−0.83%
1851 1,826−1.19%
1856 1,740−0.96%
1861 1,711−0.34%
1866 1,677−0.40%
1872 1,665−0.12%
1876 1,629−0.54%
1881 1,550−0.99%
1886 1,334−2.96%
1891 1,205−2.01%
1896 1,130−1.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,085−0.81%
1906 1,106+0.38%
1911 1,078−0.51%
1921 978−0.97%
1926 978+0.00%
1931 889−1.89%
1936 845−1.01%
1946 823−0.26%
1954 805−0.28%
1962 801−0.06%
1968 764−0.79%
1975 1,002+3.95%
1982 1,463+5.56%
1990 1,806+2.67%
1999 1,889+0.50%
2007 1,966+0.50%
2012 2,340+3.54%
2017 2,337−0.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chirens, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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