Eydoche

Eydoche is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It lies about 45 minutes from Grenoble on the former Route de Lyon, between Champier and Longchenal.

Eydoche
Commune
The main road in 1920
Location of Eydoche
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Coordinates: 45°26′32″N 5°19′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Le Grand-Lemps
Intercommunality	Bièvre Est
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Grollier
Area ^1	5.58 km^2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	533
• Density	96/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38159 /38690
Elevation	493–629 m (1,617–2,064 ft) (avg. 510 m or 1,670 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	534	—
1806	675	+26.4%
1821	671	−0.6%
1831	719	+7.2%
1841	868	+20.7%
1851	750	−13.6%
1861	720	−4.0%
1872	637	−11.5%
1881	587	−7.8%
1891	590	+0.5%
1901	559	−5.3%
1911	476	−14.8%
1921	434	−8.8%
1931	450	+3.7%
1946	371	−17.6%
1954	337	−9.2%
1962	329	−2.4%
1968	312	−5.2%
1975	302	−3.2%
1982	267	−11.6%
1990	307	+15.0%
1999	331	+7.8%
2006	426	+28.7%
2011	495	+16.2%

Economy

Eydoche is a farming community, mostly dairy cattle, wheat and corn, with pastoral views. There used to be a fabric mill where very intricate jacquard fabrics were made. Many of the factory's retirees still live in the village. There is a former stone grinding mill owned by the Jullien family, where members of the family still live. Both the fabric and grinding mills were originally powered by water wheels fed from a "ruisseau" or stream.

In recent years a woodworking factory has been established. There is also a trucking company.

Sights

There is the village "place" with the ancient church facing the "Monument des Morts" - with the names of soldiers lost during World War I and World War II. Many of the residents of Eydoche were active in the Resistance during World War II.

The walled cemetery is a short walk from the church.

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.