La Pierre is a commune

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...

 department in south-eastern France

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La Pierre is a small village in the Goncelin canton in the Isère (38) département of the Rhône-Alpes region. Situated at an altitude of 254m, and a neighbour of the Champ-près-Froges and Hurtières communes, the village has about 800 inhabitants, who are known as Pierrois and Pierroises. The commune extends for about 3.3 km and is surrounded by agricultural land, giving the village its rural character. The Pierrois are said to be welcoming and friendly; many families have been farmers for generations. The current mayor of La Pierre is Jean-Paul Durand.