Chirens
Chirens
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Country
• Mayor (2020–2026)
Christine Guttin[1]
17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
2,370
• Density
140/km2 (350/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)
INSEE/Postal code
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.
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%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
1,085
−0.81%
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%
International
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