La Tour-du-Pin

This article is about the French commune. For the French nobleman and politician (1727–1794), seeJean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet.

La Tour-du-Pin(French pronunciation:[latuʁdypɛ̃];Arpitan:La Tor-du-Pin) is asubprefectureof theI sắc redepartmentin theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpesregionin SoutheasternFrance.

La Tour-du-Pin La Tor-du-Pin(Arpitan)
Subprefectureandcommune
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in La Tour-du-Pin
Coat of arms
Location of La Tour-du-Pin
La Tour-du-Pin La Tour-du-Pin
Coordinates:45°33′54″N5°26′40″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	I sắc re
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	La Tour-du-Pin
Government
• Mayor(2023–2026)	Claire Durand
Area 1	4.77 km2(1.84 sq mi)
Population (2021)	8,138
• Density	1,700/km2(4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38509/38110
Elevation	309–461 m (1,014–1,512 ft) (avg. 339 m or 1,112 ft)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

TheBourbreflows west through the southern part of the commune and crosses the town. The town's lowest point is at 309 m (1,014 ft) and the highest at 461 m (1,512 ft).

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  Château de Tournin
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  La Tour-du-Pin station
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  Halles
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  General view
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  Subprefecture building

Population and society

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,098 — 1800 1,139 −13.32% 1806 1,540 +5.16% 1821 1,971 +1.66% 1831 2,334 +1.70% 1836 2,484 +1.25% 1841 2,456 −0.23% 1846 2,665 +1.65% 1851 2,572 −0.71% 1856 2,572 +0.00% 1861 2,699 +0.97% 1866 2,809 +0.80% 1872 2,857 +0.28% 1876 3,165 +2.59% 1881 3,571 +2.44% 1886 3,636 +0.36% 1891 3,520 −0.65% 1896 3,704 +1.02%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,803 +0.53% 1906 3,985 +0.94% 1911 4,032 +0.23% 1921 3,959 −0.18% 1926 4,451 +2.37% 1931 4,465 +0.06% 1936 4,151 −1.45% 1946 4,117 −0.08% 1954 4,459 +1.00% 1962 4,694 +0.64% 1968 5,649 +3.13% 1975 6,641 +2.34% 1982 6,913 +0.58% 1990 6,770 −0.26% 1999 6,553 −0.36% 2009 7,793 +1.75% 2014 7,934 +0.36% 2020 8,148 +0.44%
Source: EHESSand INSEE (1968-2020)

Education

There are three public nursery and elementary schools (ÉcoleJean Rostand,ÉcoleAlbert Thevenon,and ÉcoleLouis Pasteur) and one private nursery and primary school, the ÉcoleSt Joseph. There are also two public middle schools: the Collège Les Dauphins and the Collège Le Calloud, and one private middle school, the Collège St Bruno, there is one public high school too, the LycéeÉlie Cartan,and one technical high school for learning of the horticulture.

Sport

There is a football club (FCTC), a rugby club (RCVT) and a basket-ball club (BVT).

See also

• Communes of the I sắc re department