Pinsot

Pinsot
Pinsot
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Pinsot
Coordinates: 45°21′28″N 6°06′03″E / 45.3578°N 6.1008°ECoordinates: 45°21′28″N 6°06′03″E / 45.3578°N 6.1008°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Allevard
Intercommunality	Pays du Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Stéphane Vaussenat
Area^1	24 km^2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2011)^2	204
• Density	8.5/km^2 (22/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	38306 / 38580
Elevation	551–2,858 m (1,808–9,377 ft)
^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.

Pinsot is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	817	—
1806	950	+16.3%
1821	828	−12.8%
1831	1,039	+25.5%
1841	1,023	−1.5%
1851	982	−4.0%
1861	804	−18.1%
1872	793	−1.4%
1881	747	−5.8%
1891	661	−11.5%
1901	600	−9.2%
1911	431	−28.2%
1921	372	−13.7%
1931	333	−10.5%
1946	286	−14.1%
1954	212	−25.9%
1962	163	−23.1%
1968	147	−9.8%
1975	129	−12.2%
1982	140	+8.5%
1990	145	+3.6%
1999	139	−4.1%
2006	180	+29.5%
2011	204	+13.3%

Sights

• The Iron Route of Pinsot (Le Sentier du Fer de Pinsot) is a forest trail leading visitors to discover the old mining industry of the town. Historic sites such as minors houses, disaffected mines and cinders can be seen.

• Le Cohard is a hamlet which is the starting point for many hiking trails into the Gleyzin mountain in the Belledonne massif.

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

• INSEE statistics