Saint-Victor-de-Morestel

Summary

Saint-Victor-de-Morestel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ viktɔʁ mɔʁɛstɛl], literally Saint-Victor of Morestel) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]

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Saint-Victor-de-Morestel in 1905
Saint-Victor-de-Morestel in 1905
Location of Saint-Victor-de-Morestel
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Saint-Victor-de-Morestel is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Saint-Victor-de-Morestel
Coordinates: 45°41′50″N 5°30′14″E / 45.6972°N 5.5039°E / 45.6972; 5.5039
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementLa Tour-du-Pin
CantonMorestel
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédérique Luzet[1]
Area
1
13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,116
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38465 /38510
Elevation205–272 m (673–892 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics edit

Between 1975 and 2007, the population more than doubled. On 1 January 2017, there were 1,092 inhabitants living on a total area of thirteen square kilometers with a population density of 83 inhabitants per square kilometer.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 585—    
1800 615+0.72%
1806 601−0.38%
1821 724+1.25%
1831 830+1.38%
1836 822−0.19%
1841 886+1.51%
1846 934+1.06%
1851 943+0.19%
1856 953+0.21%
1861 982+0.60%
1866 976−0.12%
1872 963−0.22%
1876 927−0.95%
1881 870−1.26%
1886 840−0.70%
1891 833−0.17%
1896 831−0.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 741−2.27%
1906 733−0.22%
1911 663−1.99%
1921 633−0.46%
1926 611−0.70%
1931 561−1.69%
1936 543−0.65%
1946 570+0.49%
1954 552−0.40%
1962 541−0.25%
1968 515−0.82%
1975 525+0.28%
1982 637+2.80%
1990 768+2.37%
1999 849+1.12%
2007 1,098+3.27%
2012 1,105+0.13%
2017 1,092−0.24%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

History edit

Until 1789 the commune was a parish of Morestel.[6]

Points of Interest edit

  • Haut-Rhône National Nature Reserve

Notable people edit

  • Émile_Trolliet (1856-1903), poet.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ a b Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Victor-de-Morestel, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ "Présentation - Saint-Victor-de-Morestel". Commune de Saint-Victor-de-Morestel. Retrieved 15 October 2017.