Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour

Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour
Commune
Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour in 1907
Location of Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour
Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour
Coordinates: 45°33′20″N 5°29′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	La Tour-du-Pin
Intercommunality	Les Vals du Dauphiné
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Guerin
Area 1	14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,117
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38381 /38110
Elevation	328–554 m (1,076–1,818 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ didje də la tuʁ], literally Saint-Didier of La Tour) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is often referred to as "La Cassôla", after a spring in the village, which has heavily coloured waters.

Until the First World War, lignite mines were exploited near the village, employing over 600 people.

Geography

The Bourbre forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 886 —     1821 1,063 +0.65% 1846 1,541 +1.50% 1872 1,488 −0.13% 1901 1,148 −0.89% 1926 949 −0.76% 1946 894 −0.30% 1962 925 +0.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 949 +0.43% 1975 1,116 +2.34% 1982 1,127 +0.14% 1990 1,310 +1.90% 1999 1,419 +0.89% 2007 1,712 +2.37% 2012 1,836 +1.41% 2017 2,045 +2.18%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Isère department