Crolles

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.

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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: 219
French commune.elevation max m: 1000
French commune.area km2: 14

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Crolles
Population: 8609
Area: 14.21
Elevation: 283
Official website: www.ville-crolles.fr
Image: Crolles.jpg

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Commons category: Crolles
postal code: 38920
male population: 4083
female population: 4164
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email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-4-76-08-04-54
fax number: +33-4-76-08-88-61

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==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.