Saint-Martin-d'Hères

Saint-Martin-d'Hères

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Saint-Martin-d'Hères

Coordinates: 45°10′02″N 5°45′55″E / 45.1672°N 5.7653°E / 45.1672; 5.7653Coordinates: 45°10′02″N 5°45′55″E / 45.1672°N 5.7653°E / 45.1672; 5.7653
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Saint-Martin-d’Hères-Nord, Saint-Martin-d’Hères-Sud
Intercommunality Grenoble Alpes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20142020) David Queiros
Area1 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 37,126
  Density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 38421 / 38400
Elevation 206–610 m (676–2,001 ft)
(avg. 234 m or 768 ft)

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.

Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Grenoble and is adjacent to it on the east.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793618    
1806616−0.3%
1821760+23.4%
1831726−4.5%
18411,107+52.5%
18511,040−6.1%
18611,066+2.5%
18721,325+24.3%
18811,546+16.7%
18911,641+6.1%
19011,776+8.2%
19111,988+11.9%
19212,508+26.2%
19314,656+85.6%
19465,944+27.7%
19546,839+15.1%
196214,453+111.3%
196833,605+132.5%
197538,052+13.2%
198235,188−7.5%
199034,341−2.4%
199935,777+4.2%
200635,217−1.6%
201137,126+5.4%

Education

It is the home of the Université Stendhal, a center of higher education in the region. The university features the Centre universitaire d'études françaises (CUEF). The CUEF offers second language instruction in French, and attracts students from a variety of foreign countries. Several universities in the United States sponsor study-abroad programs affiliated with the CUEF.

Personalities

Sights

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