Pellafol

Pellafol
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Pellafol
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Pellafol
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Corps
Intercommunality	Corps region
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Thierry Joubert
Area1	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2011)2	138
• Density	3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	38299 / 38970
Elevation	639–2,793 m (2,096–9,163 ft) (avg. 934 m or 3,064 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.

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

Geography

Pellafol is situated 7 km (4.3 mi) to the south of Dauphiné and Dévoluy (midway between Grenoble and Gap) on a magnificent plateau near Lake Sautet, It has limited entry to the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes.

Neighboring communes

Corps, Cordéac, Ambel, Beaufin, Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.

History

Historically, Pellafol was a former fort château.

Administration

List of the successive mayors

period	name	party	background
2001	Yves Moutin
Earlier data are not yet known.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	283	—
1968	245	−13.4%
1975	200	−18.4%
1982	152	−24.0%
1990	149	−2.0%
1999	137	−8.1%
2011	138	+0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

• INSEE statistics