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Bouvesse-Quirieu () is a commune in the
Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
department in southeastern
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.


Population

The inhabitants of Bouvesse-Quirieu are called ''Bouvessards.''


Historical population movements

Since the first known census in 1793, the population has slowly increased until it passed the threshold of 1000 inhabitants around the 1840s. From 1840 until the beginning of the
First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, the population remained stable at around 1000. Then, between the census of 1911 and 1921, the number of inhabitants fell from 1002 to 924. It increased again until it reached its highest level in 1931, with 1180 inhabitants. The next census, carried out in 1946, one year after the end of the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, again recorded a significant drop in population, to 912. It was not until the 1968 census that the number of inhabitants passed the 1000 mark again. It was not until 2007 that a real demographic growth could be recorded, with the population rising from 998 inhabitants in 1999 to 1306 in 2007 and 1512 in 2017. We can clearly see how the Two World Wars took their death tool on Bouvesse Quirieu with the decrease of 1921 and 1946 censuses. However, it is interesting to note that the
Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...
, which happened between 1803 and 1805 apparently didn't impacted number of inhabitants of Bouvesse-Quirieu; quite the opposite in fact, population increased by +0.83% between 1800 and 1821.


Geography


Situation and description

Bouvesse-Quirieu is a modest rural commune situated in a hilly region. The village stands at an altitude of 220 m and is located about 30 km north-east of
Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former comm ...
, in the northern part of the Isère department.


Geology

The "Oxfordian
siliceous sponge The siliceous sponges form a major clade of the phylum Porifera, consisting of classes Demospongiae (common sponges) and Hexactinellida (glass sponges). They are characterized by spicules made out of silicon dioxide, unlike calcareous sponges. ...
s of the Bouvesse quarry" are a remarkable geological site of 55.12 hectares located in the communes of Bouvesse-Quirieu and Montalieu-Vercieu. In 2014, this formation of bedded
limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
of palaeontological interest was classified as "two stars" in the
Inventory of Geological Heritage
.


Neighbouring municipalities

Bouvesse-Quirieu is bordered by Montalieu-Vercieu, Charette, Courtenay and Creys-Mépieu, in Isère, and by Briord, Montagnieu and Serrières-de-Briord on the other side of the
Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
, in the
Ain Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
department.


Climate

The northern part of the department of Isère is made up of plains with a temperate climate and low plateaus and hills with a slightly harsher climate. Due to the low relief, air masses from the north and south circulate easily. The territory also experiences a lot of persistent fog in the most rural areas in the Rhone valley, as well as in the water areas surrounding the towns and various hamlets.


Hydrography


Urbanism


Typology

Bouvesse-Quirieu is a rural commune, as it is one of the communes with low or very low density, according to th
Insee communal density grid
The commune is als
out of the attraction of the cities


Land use

The land use of the municipality, as shown by the European biophysical land use database Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of agricultural land (56.9% in 2018), which is nevertheless decreasing compared to 1990 (58.6%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows: forests (23.6%),
arable land Arable land (from the , "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the purposes of a ...
(21.6%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (19%),
grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...
s (16.3%), urbanised areas (6.3%), mines, landfill sites and building sites (5.9%), industrial or commercial areas and communication networks (3.3%), continental waters (2.3%), shrubby and/or herbaceous vegetation (1.5%)7. The IGN also provides an online tool that allows the comparison of the evolution over time of the land use of the municipality (or of territories at different scales). Several periods are accessible in the form of maps or aerial photos: the
Cassini map The Cassini Map or Academy's Map is the first topographic and geometric map made of the Kingdom of France as a whole. It was compiled by the Cassini family, mainly César-François Cassini (Cassini III) and his son Jean-Dominique Cassini (Cas ...
(18th century), the staff map (1820-1866) and the current period (1950 to the present).


Villages - Hamlets

The commune has many hamlets: Enieu, Marlieu, Quirieu, Le Bayard, Le Port-de-Quirieu, Chavannes, Chogne, Annolieu and Cruvières. It also has a few places such as La Rivoire, Clos Gilet, Les Usines, Le Boissonnet, Grange-Neuve.


Natural hazards and risks

The entire territory of the commune of Bouvesse-Quirieu is located in seismicity zone n°3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), like most of the communes in its geographical sector.


See also

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Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Isère Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia