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Saint-Mury-Monteymond | |
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 Saint Mury-Monteymond seen from Refuge Jean Collet | |
 Location of Saint-Mury-Monteymond | |
  Saint-Mury-Monteymond  Saint-Mury-Monteymond | |
| Coordinates:45°13′23″N5°55′38″E / 45.2231°N 5.9272°E /45.2231; 5.9272 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Moyen Grésivaudan |
| Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Isabelle Curt[1] |
Area 1 | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 342 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38430 /38190 |
| Elevation | 320–2,600 m (1,050–8,530 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Mury-Monteymond (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃myʁimɔ̃temɔ̃]) is a commune in theIsèredepartment in theregionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes ofFrance.[3]
In 1882,Aristide Bergès constructed a 1200hp turbine in the neighbouring hamlet of La Gorge, at the foot of the Peak ofBelledonne.[4]
Due to the steepness of the slope to the Lac Blanc, source of the river Vors, the firstPenstocks were constructed.Because of the work of Aristide Bergès, Saint-Mury-Monteymond became the first village in France illuminated by electrical power.[5]
Neighbouring communes are:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 150 | — |
| 1975 | 150 | +0.00% |
| 1982 | 193 | +3.67% |
| 1990 | 259 | +3.75% |
| 1999 | 314 | +2.16% |
| 2009 | 352 | +1.15% |
| 2014 | 335 | −0.99% |
| 2020 | 320 | −0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
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