Crolles
Sign in to saveCrolles () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km northeast of Grenoble, upstream on the river Isère. It has given its name to the Dent de Crolles mountain (2,062 m), which stands just above the city.
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Place details
- Locality
- Montfort
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,026
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Crolles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Crolles.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of Crolles
- French commune.arrondissement
- Grenoble
- French commune.canton
- Le Moyen Grésivaudan
- French commune.INSEE
- 38140
- French commune.postal code
- 38920
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Lorimier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Le Grésivaudan
- French commune.elevation m
- 245
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Crolles
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Grenoble
- Population
- +8609
- Area
- +14.21
- Elevation
- +283
- Body of water
- Isère
- Head of government
- François Brottes
- Capital of
- canton of Moyen Grésivaudan
- Shares border with
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Crolles () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km northeast of Grenoble, upstream on the river Isère. It has given its name to the Dent de Crolles mountain (2,062 m), which stands just above the city.
==Industries== Crolles hosts the biggest semiconductor fabrication plant in France (employing 4,000 people, for a total investment of 3 billion euros). First founded by STMicroelectronics in the 1980s, the recent development (Crolles 2, 2003) results from a joint-venture with Philips (today NXP semiconductors) and Motorola.