La Mure

La Mure
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of La Mure
Location of La Mure
La Mure is located in France
La Mure
La Mure
La Mure is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Mure
La Mure
Coordinates: 44°54′14″N 5°47′17″E / 44.9039°N 5.7881°E / 44.9039; 5.7881
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMatheysine-Trièves
IntercommunalityLa Matheysine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Bonnier[1]
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,940
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38269 /38350
Elevation720–1,204 m (2,362–3,950 ft)
(avg. 886 m or 2,907 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Mure (French pronunciation: [la myʁ]) is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.[3] It is located 35 km (22 mi) south of Grenoble on the plateau Matheysin.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,147—    
1800 1,686−3.39%
1806 1,818+1.26%
1821 1,933+0.41%
1831 2,785+3.72%
1836 3,097+2.15%
1841 3,106+0.06%
1846 3,439+2.06%
1851 3,648+1.19%
1856 3,319−1.87%
1861 3,628+1.80%
1866 3,565−0.35%
1872 3,577+0.06%
1876 3,560−0.12%
1881 3,526−0.19%
1886 3,574+0.27%
1891 3,401−0.99%
1896 3,384−0.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,377−0.04%
1906 3,466+0.52%
1911 3,595+0.73%
1921 3,711+0.32%
1926 3,906+1.03%
1931 4,423+2.52%
1936 4,420−0.01%
1946 4,922+1.08%
1954 5,595+1.61%
1962 6,111+1.11%
1968 6,196+0.23%
1975 5,522−1.63%
1982 5,657+0.35%
1990 5,480−0.40%
1999 5,190−0.60%
2007 5,076−0.28%
2012 5,028−0.19%
2017 4,948−0.32%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sights

  • The Chemin de fer de la Mure is a small touristic train using a railway initially built for the transportation of coal between Saint-Georges-de-Commiers and La Mure. The line was inaugurated on 24 July 1888.
  • The Arboretum de Combe Noire is a nearby arboretum created by teachers and staff

Personalities

Neighbouring communes

International relations

La Mure is twinned with Marktredwitz, Germany.

See also

Le château de Beaumont

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Mure, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE