Villard-de-Lans
Sign in to saveVillard-de-Lans (, literally Villard of Lans; Vivaro-Alpine: Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a commune in the Isère department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous canton until the departmental elections of 2015. After the elections, Villard-de-Lans and the communes of its former canton were all incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The town remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif (CCMV).
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Villard-de-Lans is a commune in France, situated within the Isère department and the arrondissement of Grenoble. It serves as the capital of the canton of Villard-de-Lans and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The municipality has an area of 67.2 square kilometers and shares borders with Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors, Saint-Martin-en-Vercors, and Château-Bernard.
The population of Villard-de-Lans is 4,434, comprising 2,034 males and 2,176 females. The postal code for the area is 38250. According to available data, the elevation above sea level is listed as 2286. The official name of the commune is Villard-de-Lans.
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- Locality
- Villard-de-Lans
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,287
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Villard-de-Lans
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Villard de Lans.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Villard-de-Lans
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Villard de Lans.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Grenoble
- French commune.canton
- Fontaine-Vercors
- French commune.INSEE
- 38548
- French commune.postal code
- 38250
- French commune.mayor
- Arnaud Mathieu
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Massif du Vercors
- French commune.elevation min m
- 720
- French commune.elevation max m
- 2286
- French commune.area km2
- 67.20
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Official website
Mairie de Villard de Lans
Bienvenue sur le site de Villard-de-Lans, en Isère (Vercors).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Villard-de-Lans
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Grenoble
- Population
- 4365
- Area
- 67.2
- Elevation
- 1308
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Villard-de-Lans
- Shares border with
- Saint-Paul-de-Varces
- Official website
- www.villard-de-lans.fr
- Image
- Vue de Villard en juin 2013.JPG
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- Commons category
- Villard-de-Lans
- postal code
- 38250
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- Villard-de-Lans
- native label
- Villard-de-Lans
- associated electoral district
- canton of Fontaine-Vercors
- male population
- 2034
- female population
- 2176
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-76-94-50-00
- fax number
- +33-4-76-94-50-20
- P12749
- Barilius
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Population
- History
- World War II
- 1968 Winter Olympics
- Tourism
- Winter Sports
- International relations
- See also
- References
- External links
Villard-de-Lans (, literally Villard of Lans; Vivaro-Alpine: Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a commune in the Isère department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous canton until the departmental elections of 2015. After the elections, Villard-de-Lans and the communes of its former canton were all incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The town remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif (CCMV).
The town is a centre for skiing in winter, as well as hiking and hot air ballooning during the other seasons. It is also the town with the largest amount of available lodging in the entire Vercors Regional Natural Park.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Villard-de-Lans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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