Autrans
Sign in to saveAutrans () 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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Autrans was a commune in the Isère department of France, located within the canton of Villard-de-Lans and the arrondissement of Grenoble. Situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the area had an elevation of 1,711 meters above sea level and covered an area of 44.02 square kilometers. It shared borders with Montaud, Veurey-Voroize, Engins, and Lans-en-Vercors. The population was recorded as 1,681, with a postal code of 38880.
The administrative entity was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors. Autrans was twinned with Lillehammer. Its associated electoral district was the canton of Fontaine-Vercors.
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- Locality
- Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,756
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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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
- 2022
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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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- twinned administrative body
- Lillehammer
- Commons category
- Autrans
- replaced by
- Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- postal code
- 38880
- associated electoral district
- canton of Fontaine-Vercors
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- 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
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Autrans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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