Pinsot Explained

Pinsot
Arrondissement:	Grenoble
Canton:	Le Haut-Grésivaudan
Insee:	38306
Postal Code:	38580
Commune:	Le Haut-Bréda
Coordinates:	45.3578°N 6.1008°W
Elevation Min M:	551
Elevation Max M:	2858
Area Km2:	24
Population:	201
Population Date:	2022
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Demonym:	Pinsotins / Pinsotines

Pinsot (pronounced as /fr/) is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Haut-Bréda.^[2]

Population

Sights

• The Iron Route of Pinsot (Le Sentier du Fer de Pinsot) is a forest trail leading visitors to discover the old mining industry of the town. Historic sites such as minors houses, disaffected mines and cinders can be seen.
• Le Cohard is a hamlet which is the starting point for many hiking trails into the Gleyzin mountain in the Belledonne massif.

Born in Pinsot

• Jules David (1848-1923), photographer

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations de référence 2022. fr. Reference populations 2022. INSEE. December 2024.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/12/18/TERB1904803A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral