Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Le Bourg-d'Oisans | |
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Le Bourg-d'Oisans. In the background the Grandes Rousses massif and the Alpe d'Huez | |
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Location of Le Bourg-d'Oisans | |
Le Bourg-d'Oisans Le Bourg-d'Oisans | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′21″N 6°01′49″E / 45.0558°N 6.0303°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Verney[1] |
Area 1 | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,617 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38052 /38520 |
| Elevation | 701–3,121 m (2,300–10,240 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Bourg-d'Oisans (French pronunciation: [lə buʁ dwazˈɑ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]
It is located in the Oisans region of the French Alps. Le Bourg-d'Oisans is located in the valley of the Romanche River, on the road from Grenoble to Briançon and on the south side of the Col de la Croix de Fer. It is often on the route of the Tour de France, as the town sits at the base of the road climbing to Alpe d'Huez with 21 hairpin bends.
It is surrounded by several well-known mountain resorts, such as the Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes. The Écrins National Park lies to the southeast of Le Bourg-d'Oisans.
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Bourg-d'Oisans, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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