Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3] In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died.

Population

Economy

There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is twinned with:

• Herdorf, Germany (1984)
• Berbenno, Italy (1985)

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE