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Barraux () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It includes the hamlets of Le Fayet, La Gache, and the 15th century fort, Fort Barraux.

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Place details

Locality
Barraux
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
1,585

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Key facts

French commune.name
Barraux
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Barraux - 2011.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall and church of Barraux
French commune.arrondissement
Grenoble
French commune.canton
Le Haut-Grésivaudan
French commune.INSEE
38027
French commune.postal code
38530
French commune.mayor
Christophe Engrand
French commune.term
2021–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Le Grésivaudan
French commune.elevation m
360
French commune.elevation min m
241
French commune.elevation max m
950
French commune.area km2
11

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Official website

Mairie de Barraux

Site officiel de la mairie de Barraux - Isère (38)

mairie-barraux.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Barraux
Population
2016
Area
11.13
Elevation
436
Official website
www.mairie-barraux.fr
Image
Fort Barraux Isère France (261645805).jpeg
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Commons category
Barraux
postal code
38530
male population
921
female population
965
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-76-97-37-17
fax number
+33-4-76-97-72-02
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Article

12 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • Population
  • History (the village)
  • History (the fort)
  • Fort Saint Barthélémy
  • 17th century
  • Vauban and the Fort
  • 18th to 20th centuries
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Barraux () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It includes the hamlets of Le Fayet, La Gache, and the 15th century fort, Fort Barraux.

==Location== Barraux has the village of Chapareillan to the north; La Buissiere, Le Boissieu and La Flachere to the south; Pontcharra to the east and Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, on the Plateau des Petites Roches to the west. It is situated in the valley of the Gresivaudan through which the Isère river flows.

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