Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
A view of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, with the mountain of Chamechaude in the background
Location of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
Coordinates: 45°20′36″N 5°48′58″E / 45.3433°N 5.8161°E / 45.3433; 5.8161
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonChartreuse-Guiers
IntercommunalityCœur de Chartreuse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphane Gusmeroli
Area
1
80.12 km2 (30.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
935
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38442 /38380
Elevation640–2,079 m (2,100–6,821 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ʃaʁtʁøz]) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, to the north of the city of Grenoble. The Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the Carthusian order is located in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse.