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Pontcharra | |
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 Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pontcharra | |
  Pontcharra  Pontcharra | |
| Coordinates:45°25′58″N6°01′12″E / 45.43270°N 6.020100°E /45.43270; 6.020100 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Haut-Grésivaudan |
| Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–2026) | Cécile Robin[1] |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,350 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38314 /38530 |
| Elevation | 244–1,217 m (801–3,993 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pontcharra (French pronunciation:[pɔ̃ʃaʁˈa];Arpitan:Pont-Charrâ) is acommune in theIsèredepartment in southeasternFrance.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,929 | — |
| 1975 | 4,613 | +2.32% |
| 1982 | 5,473 | +2.47% |
| 1990 | 5,824 | +0.78% |
| 1999 | 6,435 | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 7,230 | +1.47% |
| 2012 | 7,203 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 7,344 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Pontcharra is the birthplace of formerFormula One driverRené Arnoux.Chevalier de Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach", was born at theChâteau Bayard in Pontcharra.
Pontcharra istwinned with:
Rovasenda, Italy, since 1973
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