Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Varces-Allières-et-Risset | |
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Seen from the Pic St. Michel | |
Location of Varces-Allières-et-Risset | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′15″N 5°37′40″E / 45.0875°N 5.6278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Claix |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Corbet |
Area 1 | 20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 8,314 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38524 /38760 |
| Elevation | 247–1,960 m (810–6,430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Varces-Allières-et-Risset (French pronunciation: [vaʁs aljɛʁ e ʁisɛ]; Arpitan: Varse-Aliéres-et-Riosèc) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). It was created in 1955 by the merger of the former communes Varces and Allières-et-Risset.