Pellafol

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Pellafol

(2020–2026) Thierry Joubert^[1]Area

35 km² (14 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

135 • Density3.9/km² (10.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

38299 /38970

Elevation639–2,793 m (2,096–9,163 ft)
(avg. 934 m or 3,064 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE