Fontaine, Isère
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  Fontaine | ||
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Fontaine | ||
| Coordinates: 45°11′38″N 5°41′08″E / 45.1939°N 5.6856°ECoordinates: 45°11′38″N 5°41′08″E / 45.1939°N 5.6856°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Fontaine-Sassenage and Fontaine-Seyssinet | |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble Alpes Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Paul Trovero | |
| Area1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 22,175 | |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38169 / 38600 | |
| Elevation | 202–210 m (663–689 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Fontaine is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
Twin towns — Sister cities
Fontaine is twinned with:
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Schmalkalden, Germany (1963) -
Alpignano, Italy (1971) - Sommatino, Italy (1991)
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontaine (Isère). |
- Official website (in French)
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