Isère

**Isère** is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France named after the Isère river.

## History

Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Moirans as its capital. It was formed from part of the former province of _Dauphiné_.

It was divided in four districts: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne. The capital was transfered in 1790 from Moirans to Grenoble.

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the four districts were changed into four _arrondissements_: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Saint-Marcellin was eliminated.

## Geography

Isère is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of .

The department borders with 7 departments in 2 regions:

- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
    - Ain (north)
    - Savoie (east)
    - Drôme (south)
    - Ardèche (west)
    - Loire (west)
    - Rhône (northwest)
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
    - Hautes-Alpes (southeast)

The highest mountain in the department is  _Pic Lory_ (); it is  high.

The main rivers that flow through the department are the Rhône and its tributaries Isère and Bourbre.

### Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Grenoble is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype **Cfb**.

## Administration

Isère is managed by the _Departmental Council of Isère_ in Grenoble. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

### Administrative divisions

There are 4 _arrondissements_ (districts), 17 _cantons_ and 281 _communes_ (municipalities) in Isère.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|381|Grenoble|Grenoble|758,956|4,714.7||267|
|382|La Tour-du-Pin|La Tour-du-Pin|270,681|1,489.7||137|
|383|Vienne|Vienne|213,960|1,227.1||117|

The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Isère department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Bièvre <small>(3801)</small>
1. Bourgoin-Jallieu <small>(3802)</small>
1. Chartreuse-Guiers <small>(3803)</small>
1. Charvieu-Chavagneux <small>(3804)</small>
1. Échirolles <small>(3805)</small>
1. Fontaine-Seyssinet <small>(3806)</small>
1. Fontaine-Vercors <small>(3807)</small>
1. Le Grand-Lemps <small>(3808)</small>
1. Grenoble-1 <small>(3809)</small>
1. Grenoble-2 <small>(3810)</small>
1. Grenoble-3 <small>(3811)</small>
1. Grenoble-4 <small>(3812)</small>
1. Le Haut-Grésivaudan <small>(3813)</small>
1. L’Isle-d'Abeau <small>(3814)</small>
1. Matheysine-Trièves <small>(3815)</small>
1. Meylan <small>(3816)</small>
1. Morestel <small>(3817)</small>
1. Le Moyen Grésivaudan <small>(3818)</small>
1. Oisans-Romanche <small>(3819)</small>
1. Le Pont-de-Claix <small>(3820)</small>
1. Roussillon <small>(3821)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-d'Hères <small>(3822)</small>
1. Le Sud Grésivaudan <small>(3823)</small>
1. La Tour-du-Pin <small>(3824)</small>
1. Tullins <small>(3825)</small>
1. La Verpillière <small>(3826)</small>
1. Vienne-1 <small>(3827)</small>
1. Vienne-2 <small>(3828)</small>
1. Voiron <small>(3829)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Isère are known, in French, as _Isérois_ (women: _Iséroises_).

Isère had a population, in 2014, of 1,243,597, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Grenoble, with 758,956 inhabitants, is the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Isère**

The _communes_ in the department with more inhabitants are:

|City|Population (2014)|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Grenoble|160,779|Grenoble|
|Saint-Martin-d'Hères|38,100|Grenoble|
|Échirolles|35,875|Grenoble|
|Vienne|29,096|Vienne|
|Bourgoin-Jallieu|27,366|La Tour-du-Pin|
|Fontaine|22,366|Grenoble|
|Voiron|20,162|Grenoble|
|Villefontaine|18,463|La Tour-du-Pin|
|Meylan|17,323|Grenoble|
|L'Isle-d'Abeau|16,040|La Tour-du-Pin|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Isère department
- Communes of the Isère department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Isère
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Préfecture de l'Isère - 2011.JPG
- **image alt**: Prefecture building of the Isère department, in Grenoble
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Isère department, in Grenoble
- **image flag**: Flag of Isère.svg
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Isère.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Isère-Position.svg
- **map alt**: Location of Isère in France
- **map caption**: Location of Isère in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Grenoble
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: La Tour-du-Pin
- **p2**: Vienne, Isère, Vienne
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Jean-Pierre Barbier
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 7431.5
- **population total**: 1243597
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Isérois or Iserans
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 3
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 29
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 521
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-38
- **website**: [https://www.isere.fr/ www.isere.fr]