Miribel-Lanchâtre | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Grenoble |
Canton: | Matheysine-Trièves |
Insee: | 38235 |
Postal Code: | 38450 |
Mayor: | Michel Gauthier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
Coordinates: | 44.9756°N 5.6211°W |
Elevation Min M: | 423 |
Elevation Max M: | 1509 |
Area Km2: | 10 |
Miribel-Lanchâtre (in French pronounced as /miʁibɛl lɑ̃ʃatʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Mirabèu e L'Enchastre) is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.[2]
It is located about 30km (20miles) south of Grenoble exposed on the south-east slopes of the Vercors balcony, stretching over several hamlets in the canton of Monestier de Clermont. The main village is Lanchâtre with its church, castle, town-hall, primary school and typical buildings from an old village. The hamlet Le Vernay lies 3km (02miles) uphill a mountain road and offers a nice lookout at the cross. There is an ancient farm still working with most modest methods and always worth a visit. Miribel-Lanchâtre is the starting point of many walking tracks in the lower Vercors with splendid views over the Trièves landscape bordered by the Obiou massif at the opposite end about 50km (30miles) away.