Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
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Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte | |
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Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 5°37′52″E / 45.1719°N 5.6311°ECoordinates: 45°10′19″N 5°37′52″E / 45.1719°N 5.6311°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | Grenoble |
Canton | Fontaine-Vercors |
Intercommunality | Massif du Vercors |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Girard[1] |
Area 1 | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,092 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 38433 /38250 |
Elevation | 863–1,897 m (2,831–6,224 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1931 | 223 | — |
1946 | 171 | −23.3% |
1954 | 225 | +31.6% |
1962 | 192 | −14.7% |
1968 | 207 | +7.8% |
1975 | 277 | +33.8% |
1982 | 484 | +74.7% |
1990 | 575 | +18.8% |
1999 | 805 | +40.0% |
2006 | 964 | +19.8% |
2011 | 1,058 | +9.8% |
1968 Winter Olympics[]
The commune hosted the ski jumping individual large hill event for the 1968 Winter Olympics held in neighboring Grenoble, which was on the Le Moucherotte. Its hill had a calculation or K-point of 90 meters and was constructed between July 1966 and January 1967. During training, the longest jump reached was 112 meters. Final construction continued throughout the summer of 1967. During the 1968 Games, it seated 50,000 spectators.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 95-8. (in English and French)
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