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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 town in southeastern France that serves as the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble. As part of the greater Grenoble urban area, it plays a significant role in the region's residential and economic development.

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name
Échirolles
Demonym
Echirollois
Population
37491
Area
7.86
Elevation
238
Official website
www.echirolles.fr
Image
Hotel ville echirolles 2007.jpg
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Commons category
Échirolles
postal code
38130
male population
17589
female population
19251
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-76-20-63-00
fax number
+33-4-76-20-49-46
social media followers
179
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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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