Choranche

Choranche
Choranche
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Choranche
Coordinates: 45°04′04″N 5°23′30″E / 45.0678°N 5.3917°ECoordinates: 45°04′04″N 5°23′30″E / 45.0678°N 5.3917°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Pont-en-Royans
Intercommunality	De la Bourne à l'Isère
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Henri-Jacques Sentis
Area^1	10.63 km^2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	132
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	38108 / 38680
Elevation	200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Choranche is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Famous is Choranche Cave - Fr: Grotte de Choranche. The grottoes were discovered end the 19th Century and hide a unique sight of fine stalactites.^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	416	—
1800	439	+5.5%
1821	432	−1.6%
1831	418	−3.2%
1841	445	+6.5%
1851	478	+7.4%
1861	423	−11.5%
1872	369	−12.8%
1881	390	+5.7%
1891	292	−25.1%
1901	288	−1.4%
1911	276	−4.2%
1921	236	−14.5%
1931	217	−8.1%
1946	180	−17.1%
1954	216	+20.0%
1962	151	−30.1%
1968	149	−1.3%
1975	115	−22.8%
1982	130	+13.0%
1990	132	+1.5%
1999	130	−1.5%
2011	130	+0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

References

• INSEE statistics

1. http://www.grottes-de-choranche.com/ChorancheUK/about.php