Pierre-Châtel

Pierre-Châtel is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Pierre-Châtel
Commune
A general view of Pierre-Châtel
Coat of arms
Location of Pierre-Châtel
Pierre-Châtel Pierre-Châtel
Coordinates: 44°57′28″N 5°46′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Matheysine-Trièves
Intercommunality	La Matheysine
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Villard
Area ^1	11 km^2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,496
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38304 /38119
Elevation	888–1,424 m (2,913–4,672 ft) (avg. 916 m or 3,005 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Lac de Pierre-Châtel and the Pierre Percée are located in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	578	—
1806	678	+17.3%
1821	846	+24.8%
1831	1,059	+25.2%
1841	1,112	+5.0%
1851	1,144	+2.9%
1861	1,148	+0.3%
1872	1,160	+1.0%
1881	1,087	−6.3%
1891	1,135	+4.4%
1901	1,293	+13.9%
1911	1,391	+7.6%
1921	1,156	−16.9%
1931	1,259	+8.9%
1946	1,212	−3.7%
1954	1,217	+0.4%
1962	1,601	+31.6%
1968	1,527	−4.6%
1975	1,224	−19.8%
1982	1,218	−0.5%
1990	1,226	+0.7%
1999	1,202	−2.0%
2006	1,230	+2.3%
2011	1,398	+13.7%

Personalities

Peter II of Savoy and Boniface I of Challant died in Pierre-Châtel, respectively in 1268 and 1426.

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.