Pontcharra Explained

Pontcharra
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Pontcharra 38.svg
Arrondissement:Grenoble
Canton:Le Haut-Grésivaudan
Insee:38314
Postal Code:38530
Mayor:Christophe Borg[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Le Grésivaudan
Coordinates:45.4327°N 6.0201°W
Elevation Min M:244
Elevation Max M:1217
Area Km2:16

Pontcharra (in French pronounced as /pɔ̃ʃaʁa/; Pont-Charrâ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[2]

Personalities

Pontcharra is the birthplace of former Formula One driver René Arnoux. Chevalier de Bayard, the legendary "knight without fear and without reproach", was born at the Château Bayard in Pontcharra.

Twin towns

Pontcharra is twinned with:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/38314-pontcharra INSEE commune file