Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin

Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin is a commune in the Isère department within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in southeastern France. The area of the commune is 1,060 hectares and the altitude varies from 447 to 952 meters.

Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin
Commune
The church of Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin
Location of Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin
Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin
Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin
Coordinates: 45°23′57″N 5°36′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonVoiron
IntercommunalityCA Pays Voironnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Freddy Rey
Area
1
10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
938
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38432 /38500
Elevation447–952 m (1,467–3,123 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is located 5km from Voiron, which is the capital of the canton. It is 28km north-west of Grenoble, 90km from Lyon, and 510km from Paris.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793643—    
1806749+16.5%
1821701−6.4%
1831796+13.6%
1841828+4.0%
1851874+5.6%
1861753−13.8%
1872687−8.8%
1881660−3.9%
1891590−10.6%
1901514−12.9%
1911525+2.1%
1921443−15.6%
YearPop.±%
1931427−3.6%
1946420−1.6%
1954390−7.1%
1962384−1.5%
1968380−1.0%
1975389+2.4%
1982518+33.2%
1990615+18.7%
1999782+27.2%
2006863+10.4%
2011885+2.5%
2016933+5.4%
2017938+0.5%

Demograhy

Information on the population size has been carried out in the municipality since 1793.[2] In 2017, the commune had 938 inhabitants, a 5.9% increase since 2011.

Housing

According to figures from Insee, 91.6% of households live in single-family houses, compared to 8.4% in apartments.[3] 94% of housing are main residences, 1.7% are second homes and the rest being vacant at the time of the survey in 2013.

21% of housing was built before 1919, while 62% was built between 1971 and 2005.

Places of interest
  • Château de Hautefort - the oldest building in the town, now divided into apartments.
  • Pied Barlet - ruins of the ancient fortress from the 13th century.[4][5]
  • Chapel of Hautefort castle [6]
  • Church of Saint Nicolas, rebuilt between 1885 and 1889, designed by architect Jean-Francois Pichat.[7]

Economy

In 2013, 4.1% of the active population was unemployed.[3] This is low in comparison to the department unemployment rate of 11.2% for the same period.

57 businesses were operating in the town as of 1st January 2015, including 10 farms.[3] The SITPM (Société Industrielle des Tissages Paul Merle) employs 58 people and manufactures fabrics. This factory was created in 1853 under the name of Usine de Tissage de Sainte-Marie d'Hautefort. The site covers 15,000m² and has more than 130 automated looms.

The town is part of the geographical area of production and transformation of Bois de Chartreuse, the first AOC of the wood sector in France.[8][9]

Administration
List of successive mayors
Period Identity Label Quality
2020 Current Freddy Rey
2001 2020 Roland Grambin None
1989 2001 Marcel Descombes None
1965 1989 Jean Tabeling None
1945 Paul Merle
1944 1945 Jean Marcoz (Provisional municipal council)
1943 1944 Joseph Gaillard (Deputy mayor following the resignation of Louis Fauchon)
1925 1943 Louis Fauchon
1925 Liguori Vial
1892 Remy Fagot
1883 1892 Francois Guilligay
1868 1883 Antoine Fagot-Mallot
1863 1868 Joseph Vial
1811 1813 Jean Tivollier
1807 1811 Jean Vial

Notable people
  • Paul Picard - deputy for Isère, born and died in the town.
  • Amédée de Foras - politician and diplomat, married and lived in the town at the Château de Hautefort.
  • Family of Mourand de Jouffrey - descendants of Jean-Antione Morand de Jouffrey, who worked in Lyon (1727-1794) and created the 6th arrondissement (Brotteaux). A bridge, as well as a car park, still bear his name. His son, Antoine Morand de Jouffrey, was appointed the attorney general of the king at the Lyon finance office in 1785.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin - Notice Communale". cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  3. "Insee statistiques".
  4. Tasset, Eric (2005). Châteaux forts de l'Isère : Grenoble et le Nord de son arrondissement. Grenoble: éditions de Belledonne. pp. 498–501. ISBN 2911148665.
  5. Bourrillon, Corinne (2016). 10,000 lieux en Pays Voironnais. Chirens: Coordonnet. pp. 188–191.
  6. Tasset, Eric (2005). Châteaux forts de l'Isère : Grenoble et le Nord de son arrondissement. Grenoble: éditions de Belledonne. pp. 498–501. ISBN 2911148665.
  7. Cayol-Gerin, Anne (2017). Le Pays Voironnais - Patrimoine en Isère. Editions Conseil Départemental de l'Isère. p. 41.
  8. "Official site of Bois de Chartreuse" (PDF).
  9. "Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, No. 2018-46". info.agriculture.gouv.fr.



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