Morestel
Commune
The centre of Morestel
The centre of Morestel
Coat of arms of Morestel
Coat of arms
Location of Morestel
Morestel is located in France
Morestel
Morestel
Morestel is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Morestel
Morestel
Coordinates: 45°40′43″N 5°28′15″E / 45.6786°N 5.4708°E / 45.6786; 5.4708
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementLa Tour-du-Pin
CantonMorestel
IntercommunalityLes Balcons du Dauphiné
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Vial[1]
Area
1
8.03 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,454
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38261 /38510
Elevation205–319 m (673–1,047 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morestel (French pronunciation: [mɔʁɛstɛl]; Arpitan: Mouretél) is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.[3]

Geography

Morestel is situated on the old National Highway 75, now RD 1075, between Bourg-en-Bresse and Grenoble.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 875—    
1800 849−0.43%
1806 936+1.64%
1821 1,080+0.96%
1831 1,326+2.07%
1836 1,464+2.00%
1841 1,390−1.03%
1846 1,419+0.41%
1851 1,437+0.25%
1856 1,350−1.24%
1861 1,358+0.12%
1866 1,335−0.34%
1872 1,296−0.49%
1876 1,234−1.22%
1881 1,234+0.00%
1886 1,372+2.14%
1891 1,446+1.06%
1896 1,401−0.63%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,331−1.02%
1906 1,479+2.13%
1911 1,405−1.02%
1921 1,323−0.60%
1926 1,338+0.23%
1931 1,270−1.04%
1936 1,239−0.49%
1946 1,285+0.37%
1954 1,286+0.01%
1962 1,455+1.56%
1968 1,782+3.44%
1975 2,308+3.76%
1982 2,738+2.47%
1990 2,972+1.03%
1999 3,034+0.23%
2007 3,978+3.44%
2012 4,261+1.38%
2017 4,469+0.96%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

The stained glass of the parish church of saint Symphorianus.

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Morestel, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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