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Commune of Échirolles |
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  Échirolles
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Échirolles-Est, Échirolles-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble Alpes Métropole] |
| Mayor | Renzo Sulli (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 217–395 m (710–1,300 ft) (avg. 237 m/780 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population2 (2005) |
35,300 |
| - Density | 4,491 /km² (11,630 /sq mi) (2005) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38151/ 38130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Échirolles is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the south. In the 1999 census, Échirolles had a population of 32,806. Its inhabitants are called the Échirollois (feminine : Échirolloise(s)). The commune has a land area of 7.86 km² (3.035 sq mi).
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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 ((1838-1924), inventor of the first artificial textile fiber), 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.
Personalities
- 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 song-writer.
- Laure Péquegnot (b. 1975), skier.
- Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist.
- David di Tommaso (b. October 6, 1979 - † November 29, 2005 in De Meern, Holland) , football player.
- Sami Bouajila (b. 1966), actor.
- Guilbaut Colas (b. June 18, 1983), freestyle skier.
- David Lazzaroni (b. February 4, 1985), ski jumper.
Twin towns
- Grugliasco (Italy)
- Honhoue (Benin)
- Kimberley (Nottinghamshire, England)
External links
- Official website of Échirolles
- Official website of the Paroisse Charles de Foucauld in Échirolles
- Museum of viscose in Échirolles
- Page on Échirolles on French Wikipédia
- Parc Sud Galaxie, Parc d'entreprise
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