Dolomieu, Isère
| Dolomieu | |
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18th-century chateau | |
  Dolomieu | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Dolomieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′39″N 5°29′52″E / 45.6108°N 5.4978°ECoordinates: 45°36′39″N 5°29′52″E / 45.6108°N 5.4978°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
| Canton | La Tour-du-Pin |
| Intercommunality | Les Vallons de La Tour du Pin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Bejuit |
| Area1 | 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)2 | 2,990 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38148 / 38110 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Dolomieu is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,242 | — |
| 1806 | 1,344 | +8.2% |
| 1821 | 1,622 | +20.7% |
| 1831 | 2,006 | +23.7% |
| 1841 | 2,202 | +9.8% |
| 1851 | 2,292 | +4.1% |
| 1861 | 2,240 | −2.3% |
| 1872 | 2,487 | +11.0% |
| 1881 | 2,527 | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 2,400 | −5.0% |
| 1901 | 2,191 | −8.7% |
| 1911 | 2,016 | −8.0% |
| 1921 | 1,785 | −11.5% |
| 1931 | 1,601 | −10.3% |
| 1946 | 1,322 | −17.4% |
| 1954 | 1,307 | −1.1% |
| 1962 | 1,256 | −3.9% |
| 1968 | 1,282 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,348 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1,662 | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 2,135 | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 2,369 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 2,787 | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 2,990 | +7.3% |
Twin towns
Dolomieu is twinned with:
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Agordo, Italy, since 2005
Personalities
Mathematician Élie Joseph Cartan was born here in 1869. Also geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu was born here in 1750.
See also
References
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