Pontcharra | |
|---|---|
 Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pontcharra | |
Pontcharra Pontcharra | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E / 45.43270°N 6.020100°E / 45.43270; 6.020100 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Haut-Grésivaudan |
| Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Cécile Robin1 |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 7,350 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38314 /38530 |
| Elevation | 244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontcharra (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃaʁˈa]; Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.3
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,929 | — |
| 1975 | 4,613 | +2.32% |
| 1982 | 5,473 | +2.47% |
| 1990 | 5,824 | +0.78% |
| 1999 | 6,435 | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 7,230 | +1.47% |
| 2012 | 7,203 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 7,344 | +0.39% |
| 2023 | 7,350 | +0.01% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Personalities
Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux. Chevalier de Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach", was born at the Château Bayard in Pontcharra.
Twin towns
Pontcharra is twinned with:
Rovasenda, Italy, since 1973
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- "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