Chasse-sur-Rhône

Chasse-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Chasse-sur-Rhône
Commune
An aerial view of Chasse-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms
Location of Chasse-sur-Rhône
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Coordinates: 45°34′53″N 4°48′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Vienne
Canton	Vienne-1
Intercommunality	Pays Viennois
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Claude Bosio
Area ^1	7.91 km^2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,048
• Density	760/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38087 /38670
Elevation	145–290 m (476–951 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The St. Joan of Arc Chapel, where Joan of Arc reputedly visited and prayed at the chapel on 9 March 1429 after meeting King Charles VII of France was originally built in Chasse-sur-Rhône, before being dismantled and transported to the United States, where it was rebuilt, in 1927.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1856	954	—
1861	1,002	+5.0%
1872	1,162	+16.0%
1881	1,160	−0.2%
1891	1,077	−7.2%
1901	1,230	+14.2%
1911	1,516	+23.3%
1921	2,035	+34.2%
1931	2,559	+25.7%
1946	2,420	−5.4%
1954	2,804	+15.9%
1962	3,630	+29.5%
1968	3,529	−2.8%
1975	3,944	+11.8%
1982	4,378	+11.0%
1990	4,566	+4.3%
1999	4,795	+5.0%
2011	5,391	+12.4%

Twin towns

Chasse-sur-Rhône is twinned with:

• Nor Hachen, Armenia, since 1998
• Campobello di Licata, Italy, since 2003

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Mary Ann, Sullivan. "St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette University". Digital Imaging Project. Bluffton University. Retrieved 31 May 2012.