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La Tronche

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Also known as Saint-Ferjus

commune in Isère, France

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La Tronche is a commune in France, situated within the Isère department and the arrondissement of Grenoble. It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and borders the municipalities of Corenc, Grenoble, Meylan, and Quaix-en-Chartreuse. The town lies next to the Isère river and has an area of 6.42 square kilometers.

The population of La Tronche is recorded as 7,993, comprising 3,039 males and 3,557 females. It is part of the canton of Meylan and uses the postal code 38700. The elevation above sea level is listed as 1045 meters in one dataset, while another source indicates an elevation of 240 meters.

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Place details

Locality
La Tronche
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
7,125
Timezone
Europe/Paris

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

35US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.1 µg/m³
PM10
10.3 µg/m³
As of 2026-09-16 04:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Country
France
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department
Isère
Arrondissement
Grenoble
Canton
Meylan
Intercommunality
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Mayor 2020 2026
Bertrand Spindler
Area
6.4 km (2.5 sq mi)
Population 2023
6,424
Density
1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
38516 /38700
Elevation
207–1,045 m (679–3,428 ft) , (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Accueil - Ville de La Tronche

ville-latronche.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
La Tronche
Country
France
Population
6424
Area
6.42
Elevation
438
Body of water
Isère
Shares border with
Quaix-en-Chartreuse
Official website
www.latronche.fr
Image
Ville de La Tronche (isère).JPG
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Category:La Tronche
Commons category
La Tronche
category for people born here
Category:Births in La Tronche
postal code
38700
category of associated people
Category:People from La Tronche
associated electoral district
canton of Meylan
male population
3039
female population
3557
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-76-63-77-00
fax number
+33-4-76-63-77-58
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Encyclopedic overview

La Tronche ( French pronunciation: [la tʁɔ̃ʃ]) is a commune in the Isère department, Southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).

The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes is the main hospital of the French Alps.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Tronche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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