bee-eater, the Eurasian penduline tit, etc. In addition, the classification of this area as ZNIEFF type 2 is to better preserve the environment and is part of a broader plan to restore the water quality conducted by the Director of Planning and water management for the Rhône-Mediterranean-Corsica basin. Notable people linked to the commune Jean Vinay (1907-1978), painter Jean Gabriel Marchand (10 December 1765 - 12 November 1851), French general of the armies of the Republic and of the Empire. See also Communes of the Isère department References External links L'Albenc on the old National Geographic Institute website L'Albenc official website L'Albenc on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website L'Albenc on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Isère