Optevoz | |
|---|---|
 The church of Optevoz | |
 Location of Optevoz | |
Optevoz Optevoz | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′10″N 5°19′56″E / 45.7528°N 5.3322°E / 45.7528; 5.3322 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
| Canton | Morestel |
| Intercommunality | Les Balcons du Dauphiné |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joseph Quiles1 |
Area 1 | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 875 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38282 /38460 |
| Elevation | 280–415 m (919–1,362 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Optevoz (French pronunciation: [ɔptəvo]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.3
Toponymy
As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 263 | — |
| 1975 | 260 | −0.16% |
| 1982 | 334 | +3.64% |
| 1990 | 455 | +3.94% |
| 1999 | 530 | +1.71% |
| 2007 | 664 | +2.86% |
| 2012 | 785 | +3.40% |
| 2017 | 843 | +1.44% |
| 2023 | 875 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE