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Vif | |
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A general view of Vif | |
Coordinates: 45°03′22″N 5°40′15″E / 45.0561°N 5.6708°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 (2021)
[2] | 8,584 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/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. |
Vif (French pronunciation: [vif] ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. [3]
The town hosts the Champollion Museum, located in the former residence of the Champollion family. [4] Closed for renovations, 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, crosses the town territory on a 19th-century railway viaduct, the viaduct of Crozet (viaduc du Crozet).
Vif is twinned with: [8]