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Isère (Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes

Rh?ne-Alpes is one of the 26 Regions of France of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rh?ne River and the Alps mountain range....
 (Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan) region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 in the east of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 named after the Isère River
Isère River

The Is?re is a 286 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rh?ne-Alpes R?gion in France. Its source is in the Alps on the border with Italy, near the ski resort Val d'Is?re....
.

Geography
Isère is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes

Rh?ne-Alpes is one of the 26 Regions of France of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rh?ne River and the Alps mountain range....
 and is surrounded by the department of Rhône, Ain
Ain

Ain is a Departments of France named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rh?ne-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Sa?ne and Rh?ne, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation....
, Savoie
Savoie

Savoie is a France departments of France located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France in the French Alps.It is one of the two departments of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860 after the Treaty of Turin, the other being Haute-Savoie....
, Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....
, Drôme
Drôme

Dr?me is a Departments of France in southeastern France named after the Dr?me River....
, Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
, and Loire
Loire

Loire is an departments of France in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches....
.

Isère includes a part of the French Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
.






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Isère (Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes

Rh?ne-Alpes is one of the 26 Regions of France of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rh?ne River and the Alps mountain range....
 (Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan) region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 in the east of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 named after the Isère River
Isère River

The Is?re is a 286 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rh?ne-Alpes R?gion in France. Its source is in the Alps on the border with Italy, near the ski resort Val d'Is?re....
.

History


Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné
Dauphiné

The Dauphin? or Dauphin? Viennois is a Provinces of France in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departements of Frances of the Is?re, Dr?me, and Hautes-Alpes....
. Its area has been reduced twice, in 1852 and again in 1967.

Isère was also the name of the French ship which delivered the 214 boxes holding the Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty , or, more formally, Liberty Enlightening the World , was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886....
.

Geography


Isère is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes

Rh?ne-Alpes is one of the 26 Regions of France of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rh?ne River and the Alps mountain range....
 and is surrounded by the department of Rhône, Ain
Ain

Ain is a Departments of France named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rh?ne-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Sa?ne and Rh?ne, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation....
, Savoie
Savoie

Savoie is a France departments of France located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France in the French Alps.It is one of the two departments of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860 after the Treaty of Turin, the other being Haute-Savoie....
, Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....
, Drôme
Drôme

Dr?me is a Departments of France in southeastern France named after the Dr?me River....
, Ardèche
Ardèche

Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....
, and Loire
Loire

Loire is an departments of France in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches....
.

Isère includes a part of the French Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
. The highest point in the department is the summit of La Meije at 3,988 meters. The Vercors Plateau
Vercors Plateau

The Vercors is a plateau in the d?partement in Frances of Is?re and Dr?me in Eastern France. It is one of the ranges that form the French Prealps....
 dominates the west of the department.

Demographics


Inhabitants of the department are called Isérois.

Culture


The Grande Chartreuse
Grande Chartreuse

The Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian order . It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, to the north of the city of Grenoble, in the Commune in France of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse in the Is?re d?partement in France of France....
 is the mother abbey of the Carthusian
Carthusian

The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of Enclosed religious orders Monasticism. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns....
 order. It is located 14 miles north of Grenoble.

As early as the 13th century, residents of the north and central parts of Isère spoke a dialect of the Franco-Provençal language
Franco-Provençal language

Franco-Proven?al or Arpitan is a Romance languages with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from O?l languages and Occitan language....
 called Dauphinois
Dauphinois

Dauphinois is a dialect of the Arpitan language, which is spoken in Is?re departement, roughly formerly Bas-Dauphin?, in France. The extreme South of the Dauphin? is within the area of the Occitan language....
. It continued to be spoken in rural areas of Isère into the 20th century.

Tourism


Isère features many ski resort
Ski resort

A ski area is a developed recreational facility, usually on a mountain or large hill, containing skiing trails and vital supporting services....
s, including the Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at 1860 metres / 3330 metres . It is a mountain pasture in the Central France Alps, in the commune in France of Huez, in the Is?re d?partement in France....
 and Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes

Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the France Is?re d?partement in France. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc....
. It also hosts Coupe Icare
Coupe Icare

Coupe Icare is an annual festival of free flight held at St Hilaire du Touvet - Lumbin . The festival typically lasts four days and is held in the early autumn....
, an annual festival of free flight, such as paragliding
Paragliding

Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by its suspension lines and the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing....
 and hang-gliding, held at the world-renowned paragliding site at Lumbin
Lumbin

Lumbin is a Communes of France in the Is?re Departments of France in southeastern France....
.

Miscellaneous Topics


Isère produces the following cheeses: Bleu du Vercours-Sassenage, an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d?origine contr?l?e , which translates as "controlled term of origin" is the French certification granted to certain France geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National des Appellations d'Origine ....
 cheese, and Saint-Marcellin
Saint-Marcellin

Saint-Marcellin is a soft, French, cows-milk cheese with a runny interior and a strong flavour. Named after the small town of Saint-Marcellin, Is?re , it is produced in a geographical area corresponding to the former Dauphin? region ....
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