Septème

Septème
Commune
Chateau
Septème
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Septème
Coordinates: 45°33′11″N 5°00′18″E / 45.5531°N 5.005°E / 45.5531; 5.005Coordinates: 45°33′11″N 5°00′18″E / 45.5531°N 5.005°E / 45.5531; 5.005
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Vienne
Canton	Vienne-1
Intercommunality	Pays Viennois
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Clerc
Area1	21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)2	1,782
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	38480 /38780
Elevation	188–386 m (617–1,266 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The name of Septème reflects its location: at the seventh milepost on the Roman road between Vienne and Milan. A Roman camp had been established here, on a hill overlooking the valley.

A castle was recorded here in the 11th century and the village developed next to it. During the second half of the 12th century, the site was encircled by a strong enceinte one kilometre in length with three gates. After the unification of Septème to Dauphiné, a more modern castle was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries.

The village has grown beyond the original enceinte, and now extends as far as the river.