Chirens

Chirens
Commune

The tower of Clermont
Chirens

Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E / 45.4139°N 05.5558°E / 45.4139; 05.5558Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E / 45.4139°N 05.5558°E / 45.4139; 05.5558
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Le Grand-Lemps
Intercommunality CA Pays Voironnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilbert Dos Dantos
Area1 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,089
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 38105 /38850
Elevation 441–876 m (1,447–2,874 ft)

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.

Chirens is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.

Above the hamlet of Clermont stands the Tour de Clermont, the only remains of the former castle of the Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,510—    
18001,653+9.5%
18211,939+17.3%
18312,009+3.6%
18412,022+0.6%
18511,826−9.7%
18611,711−6.3%
18721,665−2.7%
18811,550−6.9%
18911,205−22.3%
19011,085−10.0%
19111,078−0.6%
1921978−9.3%
1931889−9.1%
1946823−7.4%
1965805−2.2%
1962801−0.5%
1968764−4.6%
19751,002+31.2%
19821,463+46.0%
19901,806+23.4%
19991,889+4.6%
20112,304+22.0%

See also

References

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