Isère
Coat of arms of the Isère department
Location
Administration
Department number:	38
Region:	Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture:	Grenoble
Subprefectures:	La Tour-du-Pin Vienne
Arrondissements:	3
Cantons:	58
Communes:	533
President of the General Council:	André Vallini
Statistics
Population	Ranked 16th
-1999	1,094,006
Population density:	147/km²
Land area¹:	7431 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Grenoble is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. La Tour-du-Pin is a commune of the Isère département, in France. Vienne is a commune in east central France, located 20 miles south of Lyon, on the Rhône River. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Isère department are Arrondissement of Grenoble, ( prefecture of the Isère department The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 58 cantons of the Isère department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 533 different communes of the Isère département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly André Vallini ( July 15, 1955 -) is a French politician He is President of the General Council for Isère. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open

Isère (Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan) region in the east of France named after the Isère River. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Isère ( Isera in Arpitan and Occitan) is a 286 km long River in southeastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes

History

Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departments ' of the Its area has been reduced twice, in 1852 and again in 1967. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Isère was also the name of the French ship which delivered the 214 boxes holding the Statue of Liberty. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented

Geography

Isère is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the department of Rhône, Ain, Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, Drôme, Ardèche, and Loire. Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the Rhône ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno) is a French department located in the central Eastern region of Rhône-Alpes. Ain (ɛ̃ Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Savoie ( Arpitan: Savouè d’Avâl) is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes ( Rôno-Arpes Hautes-Alpes ( Occitan: Auts Aups) is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range Ardèche ( Occitan and Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. Loire ( Arpitan: Lêre, Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the

Isère includes a part of the French Alps. The highest point in the department is the summit of La Meije at 3,987 meters. La Meije is a Mountain in the Massif des Écrins range, located at the border of the Hautes-Alpes and Isère départements The Vercors Plateau dominates the west of the department. The Vercors is a Plateau in the départements ' of Isère and Drôme in Eastern France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of the department are called Isérois.

Culture

The Grande Chartreuse is the mother abbey of the Carthusian order. The Grande Chartreuse is the head Monastery of the Carthusian order. The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. It is located 14 miles north of Grenoble.

As early as the 13th century, residents of the north and central parts of Isère spoke a dialect of the Franco-Provençal language called Dauphinois. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto Dauphinois is a dialect of the Arpitan language, which is spoken in Isère departement roughly formerly Bas-Dauphiné in France It continued to be spoken in rural areas of Isère into the 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

Tourism

Isère features many ski resorts, including the Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Alpe d'Huez is a famous Ski resort 1860 metres / 3330 metres (6102 ft / 10924 ft high Les Deux Alpes (also Les 2 Alpes or Les 2 Alpes 3600) is a Ski resort in the French Isère département. It also hosts Coupe Icare, an annual festival of free flight, such as paragliding and hang-gliding, held at the world-renowned paragliding site at Lumbin. Coupe Icare ( Icarus Cup is an annual festival of free flight held at St Hilaire du Touvet - Lumbin ( Isère, France) Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport A paraglider is a free-flying foot-launched Aircraft. History See also History of hang gliding Summary: Hang gliding existed in China perhaps by the 4th century AD according to the writing of the Lumbin is a Village and commune in the Isère département of south-eastern France. In 2008 it is also going to be the target of CISV summer camp for some kids from Brazil (Bahia), Alta and the Philippines. CISV redirects here For other meanings of CISV see CISV (disambiguation. Bahia (baˈia is one of the 26 States of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast

Miscellaneous Topics

Isère produces the following cheeses: Bleu du Vercours-Sassenage, an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée cheese, and Saint-Marcellin. Appellation d’origine contrôlée ( AOC) which translates as "controlled term of origin" is the French certification granted to certain French Saint-Marcellin is a soft French cows-milk cheese with a runny interior and a strong flavour