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Autrans

Autrans () is a former commune in the Isère department in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors.

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Place details

Locality: Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France

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Key facts

French commune.name: Autrans
French commune.image: Autrans summer.jpg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Autrans.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Grenoble
French commune.canton: Fontaine-Vercors
French commune.INSEE: 38021
French commune.postal code: 38880
French commune.commune: Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors
French commune.elevation min m: 1005
French commune.elevation max m: 1711
French commune.area km2: 44
French commune.population: 1527
French commune.population date

Key dates

Dissolved: 31 December 2015

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: delegated commune
Official name: Autrans
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Grenoble
Population: +1640
Area: +44.02
Elevation: +1711
Shares border with: Méaudre
Official website: www.autrans.fr
Image: Autrans summer.jpg

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Geography
Climate
Hiking trails
Places and hamlets
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy
History
Heraldry
Administration
Public services
Twinning
Demography
Economy
Winter Sports
Agriculture
Culture and Heritage
Architectural Heritage
Archaeological Heritage
Underground heritage
Local life
Sports
Sporting events
Cultural Events
Education
See also
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Autrans () is a former commune in the Isère department in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors.

At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, it hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and the ski jumping normal hill events.