Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour
Commune
Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour in 1907
Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour in 1907
Location of Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour
Map
(2020–2026)
Philippe Guerin[1]
Area
1
14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,117
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38381 /38110
Elevation328–554 m (1,076–1,818 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ didje də la tuʁ], literally Saint-Didier of La Tour) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is often referred to as "La Cassôla", after a spring in the village, which has heavily coloured waters.

Until the First World War, lignite mines were exploited near the village, employing over 600 people.

Geography

The Bourbre forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 886—    
1821 1,063+0.65%
1846 1,541+1.50%
1872 1,488−0.13%
1901 1,148−0.89%
1926 949−0.76%
1946 894−0.30%
1962 925+0.21%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 949+0.43%
1975 1,116+2.34%
1982 1,127+0.14%
1990 1,310+1.90%
1999 1,419+0.89%
2007 1,712+2.37%
2012 1,836+1.41%
2017 2,045+2.18%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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