Fontaine, Isère
Fontaine is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Fontaine | |
|---|---|
 A general view of Fontaine | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fontaine 
| |
  Fontaine  Fontaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′38″N 5°41′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Fontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Paul Trovero |
| Area 1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 22,523 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38169 /38600 |
| Elevation | 202–210 m (663–689 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 third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 500 | — |
| 1806 | 546 | +9.2% |
| 1821 | 641 | +17.4% |
| 1831 | 673 | +5.0% |
| 1841 | 857 | +27.3% |
| 1851 | 885 | +3.3% |
| 1861 | 1,016 | +14.8% |
| 1872 | 1,068 | +5.1% |
| 1881 | 1,226 | +14.8% |
| 1891 | 1,349 | +10.0% |
| 1901 | 1,785 | +32.3% |
| 1911 | 2,211 | +23.9% |
| 1921 | 2,930 | +32.5% |
| 1931 | 6,722 | +129.4% |
| 1946 | 7,594 | +13.0% |
| 1954 | 8,817 | +16.1% |
| 1962 | 15,102 | +71.3% |
| 1968 | 22,236 | +47.2% |
| 1975 | 25,036 | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 22,827 | −8.8% |
| 1990 | 22,853 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 23,323 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 23,936 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 22,175 | −7.4% |
| 2014 | 22,366 | +0.9% |
Twin towns — sister cities
Fontaine is twinned with:
See also
- Urban unit of Grenoble
- Parc naturel régional du Vercors
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontaine (Isère). |
- Official website (in French)
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.