Blandin

This article is about a commune in France. For the Blandin Paper Company, see UPM (company).

Blandin
Blandin
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Blandin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Virieu
Intercommunality	Vallée de la Bourbre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Corinne Magnien
Area1	4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	144
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	38047 / 38730
Elevation	387–664 m (1,270–2,178 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Blandin is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Geography

Blandin was erected in 1801. Blandin is located 25 km from Voiron, 14 km from the Tour du Pin. The Bourbre forms the commune's eastern border.

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  Chateau Epinay in Blandin

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  Map of the Commune

Population

Population of the Municipality

In 2013, the municipality had 134 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known throughout the population censuses carried out in the town since 1800. From the twenty-first century, actual census towns under 10 000 inhabitants are held every five years, unlike other cities that have a sample survey every year.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1800	160	—
1851	214	+33.7%
1901	180	−15.9%
1946	143	−20.6%
1954	157	+9.8%
1962	139	−11.5%
1968	144	+3.6%
1975	117	−18.8%
1982	124	+6.0%
1990	133	+7.3%
1999	122	−8.3%
2009	144	+18.0%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

• INSEE commune file