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Échirolles
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Échirolles (; ) is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, which is immediately to its north.
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Échirolles is a commune in France, situated in the Isère department within the arrondissement of Grenoble. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Échirolles-Ouest and Échirolles-Est. The municipality has a population of 37,491, comprising 17,589 males and 19,251 females. Its total area is 7.86 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 395 meters. The postal code for the area is 38130.
The town shares borders with Seyssins, Bresson, Champagnier, and Eybens. It is twinned with Grugliasco, Honhoué, and Kimberley. A school is located in the city, which is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Échirolles
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 33,088
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Échirolles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Hotel ville echirolles 2007.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Hôtel de Ville with Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People reproduced on its façade
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Echirolles.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Grenoble
- French commune.canton
- Échirolles
- French commune.INSEE
- 38151
- French commune.postal code
- 38130
- French commune.mayor
- Amandine Demore
- French commune.term
- 2023–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
- French commune.elevation m
- 237
- French commune.elevation min m
- 217
- French commune.elevation max m
- 395
- French commune.area km2
- 8
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- Personalities
- International relations
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Échirolles (; ) is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, which is immediately to its north.
==History== A former industrial village had the majority of its inhabitants work in the viscose factories, a fabric that was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by the French scientist and industrial Hilaire de Chardonnet, before becoming universally famous. The process for manufacturing viscose was then patented by three British scientists, Charles Frederick Cross, Edward John Bevan and Clayton Beadle, in 1891.
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