La Mure
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La Mure is a commune
in the Isère
département in south-eastern France.
It is located 35 km (21.7 mi) south of Grenoble
on the plateau Matheysin.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
département in south-eastern France.
It is located 35 km (21.7 mi) south of Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
on the plateau Matheysin.
Neighbour communes
- PrunièresPrunières, IsèrePrunières is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Isère department...
- SousvilleSousvilleSousville is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
- SusvilleSusvilleSusville is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
- PonsonnasPonsonnasPonsonnas is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
- Pierre-ChâtelPierre-ChâtelPierre-Châtel is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.Lac de Pierre-Châtel and the Pierre Percée are located in the commune.Peter II of Savoy and Boniface I of Challant died in Pierre-Châtel, respectively in 1268 and 1426....
- Saint-HonoréSaint-Honoré, IsèreSaint-Honoré is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
Main sights
- The Chemin de fer de la Mure is a small touristic train using a railway initially built for the transportation of coal between Saint-Georges-de-CommiersSaint-Georges-de-CommiersSaint-Georges-de-Commiers is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
and La Mure. The line was inaugurated on 24 July 1888. - The Arboretum de Combe NoireArboretum de Combe NoireThe Arboretum de Combe Noire is an arboretum located near La Mure, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily without charge in the warmer months....
is a nearby arboretumArboretumAn arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
created by teachers and staff
People
- Saint Pierre-Julien Eymard, Roman Catholic priest founder of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentCongregation of the Blessed SacramentThe Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic religious congregation of priests, deacons, and Brothers whose ideal of life is to become living witnesses of the Eucharist, the source and summit of Christian life. By their life and activities, they assist the Church in her efforts to form...
and canonized in 1962, is born in la Mure on 4 February 1811.
External links
- La Mure official site in French
- Site of the plateau matheysin in French
- Site of the La Mure train and railway
- La Mure official tourism office in French