Pellafol

Pellafol
Commune
The town hall of Pellafol
Location of Pellafol
Pellafol Show map of France Pellafol Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°47′50″N 5°54′39″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Matheysine-Trièves
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Joubert[1]
Area ^1	35 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	134
• Density	3.8/km^2 (9.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38299 /38970
Elevation	639–2,793 m (2,096–9,163 ft) (avg. 934 m or 3,064 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pellafol (French pronunciation: [pɛlafɔl]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3]

Geography

Pellafol is situated 7 km (4.3 mi) to the south of Dauphiné and Dévoluy (midway between Grenoble and Gap) on a magnificent plateau near Lake Sautet, It has limited entry to the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes.

Neighboring communes

Corps, Cordéac, Ambel, Beaufin, Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.

History

Historically, Pellafol was a former fort château.

Administration

Since 2014, Thierry Joubert has been the mayor of Pellafol. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.^[1]

List of successive mayors

Term	Name
2001–2008	Yves Moutin
2008	Jean Pierre Arneaudo
2008–2014	Agnès Robert
2014–2026	Thierry Joubert

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	245	—
1975	200	−2.86%
1982	152	−3.84%
1990	149	−0.25%
1999	137	−0.93%
2009	136	−0.07%
2014	139	+0.44%
2020	136	−0.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE