Pontcharra

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Pontcharra
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Pontcharra-sur-Bréda station
Coat of arms of Pontcharra
Coat of arms
Pontcharra is located in France
Pontcharra
Pontcharra
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region
Pontcharra is located in Rhône-Alpes
Pontcharra
Pontcharra
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Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Goncelin
Intercommunality Haut Grésivaudan
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christophe Borg
Area1 16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 7,104
 • Density 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 38314 / 38530
Elevation 244–1,217 m (801–3,993 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.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pontcharra is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Personalities

Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux, and Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach"

Twin towns

Pontcharra is twinned with:

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