Barraux
Sign in to saveBarraux () 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
- French commune.name
- Barraux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Barraux - 2011.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall and church of Barraux
- French commune.arrondissement
- Grenoble
- French commune.canton
- Le Haut-Grésivaudan
- French commune.INSEE
- 38027
- French commune.postal code
- 38530
- French commune.mayor
- Christophe Engrand
- French commune.term
- 2021–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Le Grésivaudan
- French commune.elevation m
- 360
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Barraux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Grenoble
- Population
- +2016
- Area
- +11.13
- Elevation
- +436
- Body of water
- Isère
- Shares border with
- Pontcharra
- Official website
- www.mairie-barraux.fr
- Image
- Fort Barraux Isère France (261645805).jpeg
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.