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commune in Isère, France

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Fontaine is a commune in the Isère department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Grenoble. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fontaine-Sassenage and has also been associated with the cantons of Fontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors. The municipality borders Sassenage, Seyssinet-Pariset, Engins, and Grenoble. Its official postal code is 38600, and it is twinned with Alpignano.

The area of Fontaine is 6.74 square kilometers, with an elevation of 1007 meters above sea level. The population is recorded as 25,036, comprising 10,730 males and 11,793 females. Another source lists the population as 24,588. The town is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, specifically in the Rhône-Alpes administrative division.

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Place details

Locality
Fontaine
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
24,588

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Air quality

45US AQIGood
PM2.5
9.0 µg/m³
PM10
13.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department
Isère
Arrondissement
Grenoble
Canton
Fontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors
Intercommunality
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Mayor 2020 2026
Franck Longo
Area
6.74 km (2.60 sq mi)
Population 2023
22,020
Density
3,270/km (8,460/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
38169 /38600
Elevation
202–1,007 m (663–3,304 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Fontaine ( French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn] ; Arpitan: Fontana) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west.

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

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