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commune in Isère, France

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Vif is a commune in France, situated within the Isère department and the arrondissement of Grenoble. It serves as the capital of the canton of Vif and has at various times been associated with the canton of Le Pont-de-Claix. The municipality is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Varces-Allières-et-Risset, Champ-sur-Drac, Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze, and Le Gua.

The area of Vif is 28.3 square kilometers, with an elevation of 1,263 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 8,614, comprising 4,176 males and 4,356 females. The postal code for the commune is 38450. Vif is twinned with Rivalta di Torino.

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Place details

Locality
Vif
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
6,942

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department
Isère
Arrondissement
Grenoble
Canton
Le Pont-de-Claix
Intercommunality
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Mayor 2021 2026
Guy Genet
Area
28.30 km (10.93 sq mi)
Population 2023
8,530
Density
301/km (781/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
38545 /38450
Elevation
277–1,263 m (909–4,144 ft) , (avg. 312 m or 1,024 ft)

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Ville de Vif – Site officiel

Site web de la ville de Vif : Actualités, démarches et projets de votre ville, informations pratiques et services pour vous organiser au quotidien.

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Encyclopedic overview

Vif ( French pronunciation: [vif] ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

The town hosts the Champollion Museum, located in the former residence of the Champollion family. Closed for renovations, it reopened in June 2021.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vif” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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