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Le Bourg-d'Oisans


Le Bourg-d'Oisans (French pronunciation: [lə buʁ dwazɑ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

It is located in the Oisans region of the French Alps. Le Bourg-d'Oisans is located in the valley of the Romanche River, on the road from Grenoble to Briançon and on the south side of the Col de la Croix de Fer. It is often on the route of the Tour de France, as the town sits at the base of the road climbing to Alpe d'Huez with 21 hairpin bends.

It is surrounded by several well-known mountain resorts, such as the Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes. The Écrins National Park lies to the southeast of Le Bourg-d'Oisans.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,992—    
1800 2,079+0.61%
1806 2,383+2.30%
1821 2,473+0.25%
1831 3,052+2.13%
1836 3,019−0.22%
1841 3,196+1.15%
1846 3,355+0.98%
1851 3,212−0.87%
1856 2,760−2.99%
1861 2,796+0.26%
1866 2,772−0.17%
1872 2,773+0.01%
1876 2,658−1.05%
1881 2,650−0.06%
1886 2,550−0.77%
1891 2,543−0.05%
1896 2,375−1.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,618+1.97%
1906 2,587−0.24%
1911 2,624+0.28%
1921 2,112−2.15%
1926 2,262+1.38%
1931 2,239−0.20%
1936 2,395+1.36%
1946 2,375−0.08%
1954 2,150−1.24%
1962 2,189+0.22%
1968 2,280+0.68%
1975 2,448+1.02%
1982 3,027+3.08%
1990 2,911−0.49%
1999 2,984+0.28%
2007 3,352+1.46%
2012 3,228−0.75%
2017 3,278+0.31%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)
Tourist market on friday during the summer-season.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Bourg-d'Oisans, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE