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Pont-en-Royans | |
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 A view of Pont-en-Royans | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:45°03′49″N5°20′36″E / 45.0636°N 5.3433°E /45.0636; 5.3433 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Sud Grésivaudan |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–2026) | Arielle Moulin Laporte[1] |
Area 1 | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 809 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38319 /38680 |
| Elevation | 183–788 m (600–2,585 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| Website | www.pontenroyans-vercors.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pont-en-Royans (French pronunciation:[pɔ̃.t‿ɑ̃ʁwajɑ̃]) is acommune in theIsèredepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion in SoutheasternFrance.[3] In 2021, it had a population of 802.
The town is located near the Isère valley at the gates of theVercors Regional Natural Park. It lies at the meeting of the riversBourne (which rises inLans-en-Vercors) and its tributary theVernaison (which originates in the territory ofSaint-Agnan-en-Vercors). The two rivers together collect most of the waters of the Vercors. The left bank and the river after its confluence are located in the department ofDrôme.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,132 | — |
| 1975 | 1,094 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 1,051 | −0.57% |
| 1990 | 879 | −2.21% |
| 1999 | 917 | +0.47% |
| 2009 | 853 | −0.72% |
| 2014 | 788 | −1.57% |
| 2020 | 795 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Pont-en-Royans has beentwinned withBassiano,Italy, since 1985.[citation needed]
Today, Pont-en-Royans is a village displaying the medieval architecture of the sixteenth century and is famous for its colourful hanging houses. Its original architecture is due to an ingenious adaptation to the environment of the village to promote its trading activity with timber.
