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.
France
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Geography
La Forteresse is located in the valley of Rival, and is about 550 meters away from
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (; literally 'Saint-Étienne of Saint-Geoirs') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the hometown of Rose Valland, who saved thousands of works of art from Nazi looting and destruct ...
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History
La Forteresse belonged until 1929 to the canton of Tullins. Then, on 17 December 1929, it was attached to the canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs. Since 2015, it is part of the
canton of Bièvre
Canton may refer to:
Administrative divisions
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and entertainment
* Canton (band), an It ...
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Population
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