Beaucroissant | |
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.JPG) Beaucroissant during thefoire de Beaucroissant event, in 2007 | |
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| Coordinates:45°20′29″N5°28′15″E / 45.3414°N 5.4708°E /45.3414; 5.4708 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Tullins |
| Intercommunality | Bièvre Est |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Antoine Reboul[1] |
Area 1 | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,790 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (415/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38030 /38140 |
| Elevation | 332–753 m (1,089–2,470 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beaucroissant (French pronunciation:[bokʁwasˈɑ̃]) is acommune in theIsèredepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-easternFrance.[3]
The inhabitants of the commune are known asManants orManantes.[4]
Beaucroissant is located some 32 km south by south-east ofBourgoin-Jallieu and 25 km north-west ofGrenoble. Access to the commune is by the D1085 road fromLa Frette in the north-west which passes through the commune just north of the village and continues east toMoirans. The D519 comes fromIzeaux in the west and passes through the commune turning north to join theA48 autoroute at Exit
9 . A railway fromLe Grand-Lemps passes through the commune with a station in the village and continues north-east toRives. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Le Mollard. Apart from the large urban area of the village and Le Mollard the commune is mainly farmland.[5][6]
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Beaucroissant appears asBeaucroißant on the 1750Cassini Map[7] and asBeaucroissant on the 1790 version.[8]
The commune is famous for its annual fair which has continued since 1219 due to the pilgrimage of Our Lady of Parménie.[9] The history of the village and the Fair is linked with the Parménie hill that dominates the commune with its 749-metre altitude.
The origin of the Beaucroissant fair dates back to 14 September 1219 when the Saint Laurent lake (above the Bourg d'Oisans) overflowed causing a terrible flood that inundated Grenoble and had many victims. Starting from 14 September 1220, organised by thebishop of Grenoble, survivors commemorated this event with a pilgrimage to Parménie. They were so numerous that a village was needed to accommodate them. The assembly attracted many merchants so the Fair of Beaucroissant was begun.
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| 2008 | 2011 | Pierre Fouque |
| 2011 | 2020 | Georges Civet |
| 2020 | 2026 | Antoine Reboul |
In 2017 the commune had 1,725 inhabitants.
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The Beaucroissant Fair, which takes place twice a year, is the main economy of the commune. In 2015 it took place on 25 and 26 April and on 11, 12, and 13 September together with the cattle fair on Friday 11 September.
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