Choranche

Choranche is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Choranche
Commune
A general view of Choranche
Location of Choranche
Choranche Choranche
Coordinates: 45°04′04″N 5°23′30″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Sud Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Geneviève Moreau-Glenat[1]
Area ^1	10.63 km^2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	121
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38108 /38680
Elevation	200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Famous is Choranche Cave. The grottoes were discovered end the 19th Century and hide a unique sight of fine stalactites.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 416 —     1800 439 +5.5% 1821 432 −1.6% 1831 418 −3.2% 1841 445 +6.5% 1851 478 +7.4% 1861 423 −11.5% 1872 369 −12.8% 1881 390 +5.7% 1891 292 −25.1% 1901 288 −1.4% 1911 276 −4.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 236 −14.5% 1931 217 −8.1% 1946 180 −17.1% 1954 216 +20.0% 1962 151 −30.1% 1968 149 −1.3% 1975 115 −22.8% 1982 130 +13.0% 1990 132 +1.5% 1999 130 −1.5% 2011 130 +0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)