Voiron
Sign in to saveVoiron (; ) is a commune (French municipality) in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron is located northwest of Grenoble and southeast of Lyon. Its roughly 20,000 inhabitants are named Voironnais in French.
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Voiron is a French town of about 20,000 people located in the Isère department between Lyon and Grenoble in southeastern France. It serves as the administrative center of its local canton and has been part of the larger Grenoble-Alpes Métropole metropolitan area since 2010.
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Place details
- Locality
- Voiron
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 22,114
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- History
- <abbr>17th and 18th</abbr> centuries
- <abbr>19th</abbr> century
- <abbr>20th</abbr> century
- <abbr>21st</abbr> century
- Geography
- Population
- Sights
- Economy
- Education
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
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Voiron (; ) is a commune (French municipality) in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron is located northwest of Grenoble and southeast of Lyon. Its roughly 20,000 inhabitants are named Voironnais in French.
Voiron, along with Chambéry and Grenoble, is a gateway city of the Chartreuse Mountains in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.