Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Commune
The church of Saint-Bruno
The church of Saint-Bruno
Coat of arms of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is located in France
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E / 45.3847°N 5.735°E / 45.3847; 5.735
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonChartreuse-Guiers
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de Chartreuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Sarter[1]
Area
1
35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,488
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38412 /38380
Elevation379–1,735 m (1,243–5,692 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It was the site of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, which killed 146, in 1970.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,159—    
1821 2,844+0.99%
1846 1,886−1.63%
1872 1,808−0.16%
1901 2,842+1.57%
1926 2,749−0.13%
1946 2,825+0.14%
1962 3,305+0.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,761+2.18%
1975 3,709−0.20%
1982 4,125+1.53%
1990 4,061−0.20%
1999 4,222+0.43%
2007 4,519+0.85%
2012 4,526+0.03%
2017 4,531+0.02%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Economy

There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". 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-Laurent-du-Pont, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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