Échirolles
Échirolles (French pronunciation: [eʃiʁɔl]; Arpitan: Ècherôles) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
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 Échirolles town hall with Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People reproduced on its façade | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Échirolles 
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| Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 5°43′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Échirolles |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Renzo Sulli |
| Area 1 | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 36,840 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38151 /38130 |
| Elevation | 217–395 m (712–1,296 ft) (avg. 237 m or 778 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the south.
History
Former industrial village, the majority of its inhabitants worked in the viscose factories, a fabric which was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by 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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1836 | 735 | — |
| 1841 | 702 | −4.5% |
| 1851 | 639 | −9.0% |
| 1861 | 615 | −3.8% |
| 1872 | 652 | +6.0% |
| 1881 | 619 | −5.1% |
| 1891 | 633 | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 574 | −9.3% |
| 1911 | 572 | −0.3% |
| 1921 | 597 | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 2,765 | +363.1% |
| 1946 | 2,825 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 3,762 | +33.2% |
| 1962 | 7,111 | +89.0% |
| 1968 | 15,429 | +117.0% |
| 1975 | 33,288 | +115.7% |
| 1982 | 37,360 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 34,435 | −7.8% |
| 1999 | 32,806 | −4.7% |
| 2006 | 35,687 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 35,995 | +0.9% |
Personalities
- Thernand Bakouboula footballer
- Seynabou Benga handball player
- Stephane Biakolo footballer
- Vincent Clerc (b. 1981), rugby footballer of Stade Toulousain and of the French national team.
- Mélissa Theuriau (b. 1978), journalist.
- Calogero (b. 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and songwriter.
- Laure Péquegnot (b. 1975), skier.
- Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist.
- David di Tommaso (1979–2005), football player.
- Sami Bouajila (b. 1966), actor.
- Guilbaut Colas (b. 18 June 1983), freestyle skier.
- David Lazzaroni (b. 4 February 1985), ski jumper.
- Sandrine Aubert (b. 6 October 1982), alpine skier.
- Jonathan Tinhan footballer
International relations
Échirolles is twinned with:
See also
- Musée Géo-Charles
- Urban unit of Grenoble
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Échirolles. |
- Official website
- Official website of the Paroisse Charles de Foucauld in Échirolles
- Museum of viscose in Échirolles
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