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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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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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