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Vif (French pronunciation: [vif] (
listen)) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 45°03′22″N 5°40′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Claix |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Guy Genet[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.30 km2 (10.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 8,547 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38545 /38450 |
| Elevation | 277–1,263 m (909–4,144 ft) (avg. 312 m or 1,024 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town hosts the Champollion Museum, located in the former residence of the Champollion family.[4] Closed for work, it reopened in June 2021.[5]
Geography
Vif is situated in the Valley of Gresse, in the south of Grenoble, upon the north-east foothills of the Vercors. The town is crossed by the Gresse river (which come from Gresse-en-Vercors). Vif lies 16 km (10 mi) south of Grenoble, 65 km (40 mi) north-west of Gap and 65 km (40 mi) north-east of Valence.
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Sights
- Vif is the home of the Champollion Museum (Vif), settled in the former family house of Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac and his wife Zoé Berriat.
- The city is the cradle of the French company Vicat, founded by Joseph Vicat (son of Louis Vicat). The first ciment works was built in Genevrey-de-Vif in 1857.
- The town hosts two churches : Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Vif and Saint-Marie du Genevrey, which is one of the oldest medieval church in Grenoble métropole.
- The actual town hall was an ancient monastery until 1792, then a silk mill managed by the Berriat family.
The « Line of Alps », a railway connecting Grenoble to Gap via the Alps, cross the town territory on a 19th century's railway viaduct : the viaduct of Crozet (viaduc du Crozet).
Personalities
- Charles Le Goux de La Berchère (1647-1719), bishop
- Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac (1778-1867), archaeologist, brother of Champollion le Jeune
- Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832), philologist and orientalist, decipherer of Egyptian hieroglpyhs
- Yves de La Brière (1877-1941), French Jesuit born in Vif.
Twin town - sister city
Vif is twinned with:[8]
- Rivalta di Torino, Italy, since 1985.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Département de l'Isère (38), INSEE
- Base Mérimée: Propriété "Les Champollion", Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- (in French) ledauphine.com, Dans trois ans, Vif aura son Musée Champollion.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vif, EHESS. (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "Annuaire des villes jumelées | AFCCRE".
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На других языках
[de] Vif
Vif ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 8547 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Isère in der Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Sie gehört zum Gemeindeverband Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Sie ist Teil des Arrondissements Grenoble im Kanton Le Pont-de-Claix. Die Einwohner werden Vifois genannt.- [en] Vif, Isère
[es] Vif (Francia)
Vif es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Ródano-Alpes, departamento de Isère, en el distrito de Grenoble. Es el chef-lieu del cantón de Vif, aunque Le Pont-de-Claix y Claix la superan en población.[fr] Vif (Isère)
Vif est une commune française située dans le département de l'Isère en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.[ru] Виф
Виф (фр. Vif) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Рона — Альпы. Департамент коммуны — Изер. Входит в состав кантона Пон-де-Кле. Округ коммуны — Гренобль[1].Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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