Pontcharra

Pontcharra
Commune
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°25′58″N 6°01′12″E / 45.43270°N 6.020100°E / 45.43270; 6.020100Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026)	Christophe Borg[1]
Area 1	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	7,376
• 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.

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Pontcharra (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃ʃaʁa]; Arpitan: Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

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

See also[]

• Communes of the Isère department
• Château Bayard
• Avalon, France

References[]

• INSEE statistics

External links[]

• Official site

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