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Crémieu
Sign in to saveCrémieu (; Arpitan: Crèmiœ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. This medieval village of 3,536 inhabitants (2023) hosts a celebration called "Les Médiévales" every year in September, which reconstitutes the lifestyle of the Middle Ages. The seal of the région includes a dolphin. The inhabitants of this village are also called "les dauphinois" from the noun "dauphin" in French. The local dish is "le gratin dauphinois" which is a rich potato gratin.
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Crémieu is a commune in France, situated within the Isère department and the arrondissement of la Tour-du-Pin. It serves as the capital of the canton of Crémieu and is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The town has a population of 3,543, comprising 1,568 males and 1,714 females. Its area is 6.14 square kilometers, and it lies at an elevation of 415 meters above sea level.
The administrative head of Crémieu is Alain Moyne-Bressand. The commune shares borders with Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas, Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu, Villemoirieu, and Annoisin-Chatelans. It is twinned with Hüttenberg. Crémieu uses the postal code 38460 and falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.
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- Locality
- Crémieu
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,427
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Crémieu
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Crémieu vue depuis Blied.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Crémieu
- French commune.arrondissement
- La Tour-du-Pin
- French commune.canton
- Charvieu-Chavagneux
- French commune.demonym
- Crémolans
- French commune.INSEE
- 38138
- French commune.postal code
- 38460
- French commune.mayor
- Isabelle Flores
- French commune.term
- 2024–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 288
- French commune.elevation min m
- 203
- French commune.elevation max m
- 415
- French commune.area km2
- 6.14
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Crémieu (Isere).svg
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Crémieu
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of la Tour-du-Pin
- Population
- 3543
- Area
- 6.14
- Elevation
- 262
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Head of government
- Alain Moyne-Bressand
- Capital of
- canton of Crémieu
- Shares border with
- Leyrieu
- Official website
- www.ville-cremieu.fr
- Image
- France cremieu rue medieval sb1.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Hüttenberg
- Commons category
- Crémieu
- postal code
- 38460
- native label
- Crémieu
- associated electoral district
- canton of Charvieu-Chavagneux
- male population
- 1568
- female population
- 1714
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.ville-cremieu.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-4-74-90-70-92
- fax number
- +33-4-74-90-88-86
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Physical geography
- Early history
- Population
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
Crémieu (; Arpitan: Crèmiœ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. This medieval village of 3,536 inhabitants (2023) hosts a celebration called "Les Médiévales" every year in September, which reconstitutes the lifestyle of the Middle Ages. The seal of the région includes a dolphin. The inhabitants of this village are also called "les dauphinois" from the noun "dauphin" in French. The local dish is "le gratin dauphinois" which is a rich potato gratin.
It is located near Bourgoin-Jallieu, about 25 miles east of Lyon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crémieu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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