Échirolles

Échirolles (French pronunciation: [eʃiʁɔl] ⓘ; Arpitan: Ècherôles) is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),[3] it is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, which is immediately to its north.

Échirolles
Commune
Échirolles town hall with Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People reproduced on its façade
Échirolles town hall with Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People reproduced on its façade
Coat of arms of Échirolles
Coat of arms
Location of Échirolles
Échirolles is located in France
Échirolles
Échirolles
Échirolles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Échirolles
Échirolles
Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 5°43′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonÉchirolles
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Amandine Demore[1]
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
36,849
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38151 /38130
Elevation217–395 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.

History

A former industrial village had the majority of its inhabitants work in the viscose factories, a fabric that was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by the 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1836 735—    
1841 702−0.91%
1846 715+0.37%
1851 639−2.22%
1856 634−0.16%
1861 615−0.61%
1866 642+0.86%
1872 652+0.26%
1876 682+1.13%
1881 619−1.92%
1886 679+1.87%
1891 633−1.39%
1896 600−1.07%
1901 574−0.88%
1906 582+0.28%
1911 572−0.35%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1921 597+0.43%
1926 838+7.02%
1931 2,765+26.97%
1936 2,520−1.84%
1946 2,825+1.15%
1954 3,762+3.65%
1962 7,111+8.28%
1968 15,429+13.78%
1975 33,288+11.61%
1982 37,360+1.66%
1990 34,435−1.01%
1999 32,806−0.54%
2007 35,383+0.95%
2012 35,826+0.25%
2017 36,840+0.56%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Personalities
  • Thernand Bakouboula footballer
  • Seynabou Benga handball player
  • Stephane Biakolo footballer
  • Talel Chedly (b. 1978), footballer
  • Vincent Clerc (b. 1981), rugby footballer of Stade Toulousain and of the France national team.
  • Mélissa Theuriau (b. 1978), journalist and television producer.
  • 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 (b. 1 June 1989), footballer.
  • Kévin Aymoz (b. 1 August 1997), figure skater
  • Matteo Tomasi (b. 16 October 1998), footballer.

International relations

Échirolles is twinned with:

See also
  • Musée Géo-Charles
  • Cellatex

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Échirolles, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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