Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
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| Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | |
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  Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E / 45.3847°N 5.735°ECoordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E / 45.3847°N 5.735°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-du-Pont |
| Intercommunality | Chartreuse Guiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Louis Monin |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Population2 | 4,300 |
| • Population2 Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38412 / 38380 |
| Elevation |
379–1,735 m (1,243–5,692 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It was the site of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, which killed 146, in 1970.
There's a large ciment works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.
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