Méaudre

Méaudre
Part of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors
Location of Méaudre
Méaudre Méaudre
Coordinates: 45°07′40″N 5°31′40″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Fontaine-Vercors
Commune	Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors
Area 1	33.87 km2 (13.08 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	1,475
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	38112
Elevation	940–1,625 m (3,084–5,331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Méaudre (French pronunciation: [meodʁ]) is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors.

It is located in the valley of the Vercors with ski resorts.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 906 —     1806 948 +4.6% 1821 869 −8.3% 1831 1,008 +16.0% 1841 1,063 +5.5% 1851 1,283 +20.7% 1861 1,130 −11.9% 1872 978 −13.5% 1881 980 +0.2% 1891 927 −5.4% 1901 838 −9.6% 1911 784 −6.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 672 −14.3% 1931 659 −1.9% 1946 606 −8.0% 1954 602 −0.7% 1962 549 −8.8% 1968 572 +4.2% 1975 588 +2.8% 1982 667 +13.4% 1990 840 +25.9% 1999 1,039 +23.7% 2004 1,199 +15.4% 2011 1,378 +14.9%

Twin towns

Méaudre is twinned with:

• Locmaria, France

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

References

• Official site