Isère
Isère (US: /iːˈzɛər/ ee-ZAIR, French: [izɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Isera; Occitan: Isèra, Occitan pronunciation: [iˈsɛɾa]) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. Its prefecture is Grenoble. It borders Rhône to the northwest, Ain to the north, Savoie to the east, Hautes-Alpes to the south, Drôme and Ardèche to the southwest and Loire to the west.
Isère
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Isère in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′N 05°30′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Grenoble |
| Subprefectures | La Tour-du-Pin Vienne |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Jean-Pierre Barbier (LR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,431 km2 (2,869 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 846 m (2,776 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 4,088 m (13,412 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,284,948 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 38 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 29 |
| Communes | 512 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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