Chirens

Chirens
Commune
The tower of Clermont
Location of Chirens
Chirens Chirens
Coordinates: 45°24′50″N 5°33′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Grand-Lemps
Intercommunality	CA Pays Voironnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Guttin
Area 1	17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	2,370
• Density	135/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38105 /38850
Elevation	441–876 m (1,447–2,874 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chirens (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Isère département in southeastern France.

Above the hamlet of Clermont stands the Tour de Clermont, the only remains of the former castle of the Counts of Clermont-Tonnerre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,510	—
1800	1,653	+1.30%
1806	2,018	+3.38%
1821	1,939	−0.27%
1831	2,009	+0.36%
1836	2,031	+0.22%
1841	2,022	−0.09%
1846	1,939	−0.83%
1851	1,826	−1.19%
1856	1,740	−0.96%
1861	1,711	−0.34%
1866	1,677	−0.40%
1872	1,665	−0.12%
1876	1,629	−0.54%
1881	1,550	−0.99%
1886	1,334	−2.96%
1891	1,205	−2.01%
1896	1,130	−1.28%
1901	1,085	−0.81%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,106	+0.38%
1911	1,078	−0.51%
1921	978	−0.97%
1926	978	+0.00%
1931	889	−1.89%
1936	845	−1.01%
1946	823	−0.26%
1954	805	−0.28%
1962	801	−0.06%
1968	764	−0.79%
1975	1,002	+3.95%
1982	1,463	+5.56%
1990	1,806	+2.67%
1999	1,889	+0.50%
2007	1,966	+0.50%
2012	2,340	+3.54%
2017	2,337	−0.03%
2023	2,546	+1.44%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

External links

• Official site