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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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Barraux is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Le Touvet, Isère, and the arrondissement of Grenoble. It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, La Buissière, Chapareillan, and La Flachère. The municipality is positioned next to the Isère body of water and stands at an elevation of 950 above sea level. Its official postal code is 38530.
The area of Barraux is 11.13. Population records indicate a total of 1,585 residents, with a breakdown of 921 males and 965 females. The commune is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Haut-Grésivaudan.
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Place details
- Locality
- Barraux
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,585
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
- 241
- French commune.elevation max m
- 950
- French commune.area km2
- 11
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Barraux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Le Touvet
- Population
- 2016
- Area
- 11.13
- Elevation
- 436
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Isère
- Shares border with
- Pontcharra
- Official website
- www.mairie-barraux.fr
- Image
- Fort Barraux Isère France (261645805).jpeg
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- Commons category
- Barraux
- postal code
- 38530
- associated electoral district
- canton of Haut-Grésivaudan
- male population
- 921
- female population
- 965
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-76-97-37-17
- fax number
- +33-4-76-97-72-02
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barraux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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