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Barraux
Barraux () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It includes the hamlets of Le Fayet, La Gache, and the 15th century fort, Fort Barraux.
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Place details
- Locality
- Barraux
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,585
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Key facts
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Location
- Population
- History (the village)
- History (the fort)
- Fort Saint Barthélémy
- 17th century
- Vauban and the Fort
- 18th to 20th centuries
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Barraux () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It includes the hamlets of Le Fayet, La Gache, and the 15th century fort, Fort Barraux.
==Location== Barraux has the village of Chapareillan to the north; La Buissiere, Le Boissieu and La Flachere to the south; Pontcharra to the east and Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, on the Plateau des Petites Roches to the west. It is situated in the valley of the Gresivaudan through which the Isère river flows.
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