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Saint-Paul-de-Varces

Coordinates: 45°04′20″N 5°38′27″E / 45.0722°N 5.6408°E / 45.0722; 5.6408
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Saint-Paul-de-Varces
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Saint-Paul-de-Varces
Map
Saint-Paul-de-Varces is located in France
Saint-Paul-de-Varces
Saint-Paul-de-Varces
Saint-Paul-de-Varces is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Paul-de-Varces
Saint-Paul-de-Varces
Coordinates: 45°04′20″N 5°38′27″E / 45.0722°N 5.6408°E / 45.0722; 5.6408
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonLe Pont-de-Claix
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Richard[1]
Area
1
20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,224
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38436 /38760
Elevation293–2,047 m (961–6,716 ft)
(avg. 388 m or 1,273 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Paul-de-Varces (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl vaʁs], literally Saint-Paul of Varces; Arpitan: Sant-Pol) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]

It is located 30 km southwest of Grenoble.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 551—    
1821 747+1.09%
1846 727−0.11%
1872 616−0.64%
1901 526−0.54%
1926 404−1.05%
1946 392−0.15%
1962 419+0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 456+1.42%
1975 581+3.52%
1982 941+7.13%
1990 1,530+6.26%
1999 1,845+2.10%
2007 2,008+1.06%
2012 2,216+1.99%
2017 2,173−0.39%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Mayors

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Mayor Term start Term end   Party
Denis Bonzy 1989 1995 Rally for the Republic
Francois Diaz 1995 2014 Socialist Party
David Richard 2014 in office Union of Democrats and Independents

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. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Paul-de-Varces, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE