LC control no. | n 81022474 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Isère (France) |
Geographic subdivision usage | France--Isère |
See also | Dauphiné (France) |
Biography/History note | When the departmental system was installed in France in 1790, the province of Dauphiné was divided into the départements of Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. |
Beginning date | 17900304 |
Associated country | France |
Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm2; 45°10ʹ00ʺN 005°50ʹ00ʺE) Wikipedia, Sept. 5, 2014 (Isère; department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère. 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. Its area has been reduced twice, in 1852 and again in 1967, on both occasions losing territory to the department of Rhône) |
Associated language | fre |