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]
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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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] |
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).
Vif is twinned with:[8]
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