Saint-Marcellin, Isère

Saint-Marcellin is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Located 51 km from Grenoble.

Saint-Marcellin
Commune
Railroad viaduct
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Marcellin
Saint-Marcellin Saint-Marcellin
Coordinates: 45°09′14″N 5°19′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Sud Grésivaudan
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Marcellin
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Michel Revol
Area ^1	7.81 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	7,903
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38416 /38160
Elevation	275–300 m (902–984 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Transportation

The town is served by a railway station.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	3,013	—
1806	3,215	+6.7%
1821	2,780	−13.5%
1831	3,191	+14.8%
1841	3,116	−2.4%
1851	3,460	+11.0%
1861	3,295	−4.8%
1872	3,340	+1.4%
1881	3,250	−2.7%
1891	3,392	+4.4%
1901	3,237	−4.6%
1911	3,348	+3.4%
1921	3,312	−1.1%
1931	3,995	+20.6%
1946	4,308	+7.8%
1954	4,486	+4.1%
1962	5,298	+18.1%
1968	6,186	+16.8%
1975	6,779	+9.6%
1982	6,795	+0.2%
1990	6,696	−1.5%
1999	6,955	+3.9%
2006	7,694	+10.6%
2011	8,063	+4.8%
2014	8,070	+0.1%

Twin towns

Saint-Marcellin is twinned with:

• Grafing, Germany, since 1994
• Fiesso d'Artico, Italy, since 2007

See also

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

References

• INSEE statistics

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