Pont-de-l'Isère

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Marie-Claude Lambert^[1]Area10.09 km² (3.90 sq mi)Population3,648 • Density360/km² (940/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation110–146 m (361–479 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-de-l'Isère (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də lizɛʁ], literally Bridge of the Isère) is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town, built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814.

Geography

Pont-de-l'Isère is best known for the fact that it is located on the 45th parallel north. The municipality is located 9 km south of Tain-l'Hermitage (chief town of canton) and 9 km north of Valence. Municipalities that are the closest are La Roche-de-Glun and Beaumont-Monteux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,135	—
1975	1,304	+2.00%
1982	2,477	+9.60%
1990	2,770	+1.41%
1999	2,688	−0.33%
2007	2,622	−0.31%
2012	3,048	+3.06%
2017	3,503	+2.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns

Pont-de-l'Isère is twinned with:

• Ziano Piacentino, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References