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Isère

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 45°10′00″ N 5°50′00″ E

Isère
Matthieu Riegler English : This photo has been taken by Matthieu Riegler · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,291,380
1.3M
Elevation
664 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
143
listed under Isère
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport45 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport53 km

About Isère

Isère is a district. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Population: 1,291,380.

From Wikipedia

Isère (US: ee-ZAIR; French: [izɛʁ] ; Arpitan: Isera; Occitan: Isèra, Occitan pronunciation: [iˈsɛɾa]) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,298,990 in 2023. Its prefecture is Grenoble. It borders Rhône to the northwest, Ain to the north, Savoie to the east, Hautes-Alpes to the south, Drôme and Ardèche to the southwest and Loire to the west.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
7,431 km²
Official website
isere.fr

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Isère

From Wikivoyage

Isère is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Isère is the third-largest ski and winter destination in France, after Savoie and Haute-Savoie. It also hosts Coupe Icare, an annual festival of free flight, such as paragliding and hang-gliding, held at the world-renowned paragliding site at Lumbin. Grenoble has a dozen museums, and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), an international research facility in Grenoble, that is open to visitors.

Understand+

History:

Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné.

People:

Inhabitants of the department are called Isérois.

Geography:

Isère is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the department of Rhône, Ain, Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, Drôme, Ardèche, and Loire.

Isère includes a part of the French Alps. The highest point in the department is the summit of La Meije at 3,987 meters. The Vercors Plateau dominates the west of the department.

Get in+

1 Grenoble Isère International Airport (GNB IATA).

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Isère

  • Ain
  • Ardèche
  • Drôme
  • Hautes-Alpes
  • Rhône
  • Loire
  • Savoy

Population of Isère over time

Population of Isère over time
2014 1,243,597
2015 1,251,060
2017 1,258,722
2018 1,263,563
2019 1,271,166
2020 1,277,513
2021 1,284,948
2022 1,291,380
2023 1,298,990

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Isère

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (117 mm)
Driest month
July (68 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Isère
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°10°13°18°22°26°25°21°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8884899010398687810611311795

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Isère

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (85 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 9 km to the west.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 45 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 53 kmnorth
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 85 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 9 kmwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 117 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 118 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Isère

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 1,428 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km167 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 15 kmS
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 22 kmS
  • Lac de Petichet Lake 21 kmS
  • Lac de la Motte Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km600 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 44 kmN
  • Grande Île Island 42 kmN
  • Petite Île Island 42 kmN
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 26 kmSE

60–100 km1,150 places

  • Clapes River 97 kmSE
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 82 kmN
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 86 kmN
  • Plage St Jorioz Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Isère

143 places

Mountains & nature13

Lakes, rivers & coasts47

Nature and heritage in Isère

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources