La Bâtie-Montgascon
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = La Bâtie-Montgascon
|commune status = Commune
|image = St Symphorian church in La Batie-Montgascon 01.jpg
|caption = Saint Symphorian church in La Batie-Montgascon
|arrondissement = La Tour-du-Pin
|canton = La Tour-du-Pin
|INSEE = 38029
|postal code = 38110
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Les Vals du Dauphiné
|coordinates = {{coord|45.58|5.5286|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 390
|elevation min m = 314
|elevation max m = 425
|area km2 = 8.43
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
La Bâtie-Montgascon ({{IPA|fr|la bati mɔ̃ɡaskɔ̃}}) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/38029-la-batie-montgascon INSEE commune file]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Batiolans or Batiolanes.[http://www.habitants.fr/isere-38 Inhabitants of Isère] {{in lang|fr}}
Geography
La Bâtie-Montgascon is located some 20 km east by south-east of Bourgoin-Jallieu and 25 km west of La Motte-Servolex. Access to the commune is by the D1516 road from La Tour-du-Pin in the west which passes through the north of the commune and the village before continuing east to Aoste. The D1075 comes from Veyrins-Thuellin in the north and passes through the hamlet of Evrieu in the commune before continuing south-east to Les Abrets. The A43 autoroute passes through the south of the commune from west to east but has no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit {{Motorway exit|10}} east of the commune at Chimilin. Apart from the main village there are the hamlets of Évrieu, Avolin, Trévignieux, and Boutière. The commune is almost all farmland with a few small forests and small lakes.
The Bourbre forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to eventually join the Rhône near Chavanoz.
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes and villages
|width=auto
|Centre = La Bâtie-Montgascon
|North = Faverges-de-la-Tour
|Northeast = Granieu
|East = Chimilin
|Southeast = Fitilieu
|South = Saint-André-le-Gaz
|Southwest = Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour
|West = Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour
|Northwest = La Chapelle-de-la-Tour
}}
Toponymy
La Bâtie-Montgascon appears as La Batie Mongafco on the 1750 Cassini Map and as la Batie on the 1790 version.
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=30315 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2020 | Gilbert Joye |
| 2020 | 2026 | Nicolas Solier |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 1,919 inhabitants.
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|2889|La Bâtie-Montgascon}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-38029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |1318
|1800 |1545
|1806 |1659
|1821 |1844
|1831 |1311
|1836 |1361
|1841 |1381
|1846 |1379
|1851 |1485
|1856 |1471
|1861 |1462
|1866 |1523
|1872 |1565
|1876 |1524
|1881 |1555
|1886 |1547
|1891 |1386
|1896 |1375
|1901 |1302
|1906 |1260
|1911 |1263
|1921 |1178
|1926 |1171
|1931 |1186
|1936 |1123
|1946 |1104
|1954 |1116
|1962 |1158
|1968 |1206
|1975 |1279
|1982 |1296
|1990 |1310
|1999 |1435
|2007 |1679
|2012 |1824
|2017 |1919
}}
Local Culture and Heritage
=Sites and Monuments=
- An Ancient hilltop village
- The Chateau de Renodel
- A Church from the 19th century
=Cultural Heritage=
- A Living Museum of Dauphinois weaving
- A Multipurpose meeting hall (work completed in 2009)
Notable people linked to the commune
- Dr Victor Prunelle (1777-1853). Owner of the Château du Vion, his tomb is in the cemetery at La Bätie-Montgascon. A doctor and politician, he was MP for Isère, mayor of Lyon and of Vichy. He tried to quell the revolt of the Canuts in Lyon (21–24 November 1831).
- Pierre Marion (1914-2000) born in La Bâtie-Montgascon. Heart surgeon, he devoted his life to the development of artificial heart valves
- Gérard Nicoud had a bar-restaurant in La Bâtie-Montgascon.
- Patrick Piot, professional motorcycle driver, born in 1967 at Bourgoin-Jallieu, lives in La Bâtie-Montgascon.
See also
References
{{Reflist|2|refs=
[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=5.5286,45.58&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes La Bâtie-Montgascon on the Géoportail] from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.museedutisserand.fr/ Dauphinois Weaving Living Museum website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://batie-montgascon.com/ La_Bâtie-Montgascon Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
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