Fontaine, Isère

Fontaine (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn] ⓘ; Arpitan: Fontana) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),[3] it is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west.

Fontaine
Commune
A general view of Fontaine
A general view of Fontaine
Coat of arms of Fontaine
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaine
Fontaine is located in France
Fontaine
Fontaine
Fontaine is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fontaine
Fontaine
Coordinates: 45°11′38″N 5°41′08″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonFontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Longo[1]
Area
1
6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
23,049
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38169 /38600
Elevation202–1,007 m (663–3,304 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 500—    
1800 395−3.31%
1806 546+5.54%
1821 641+1.08%
1831 673+0.49%
1836 733+1.72%
1841 857+3.18%
1846 895+0.87%
1851 885−0.22%
1856 839−1.06%
1861 1,016+3.90%
1866 889−2.64%
1872 1,068+3.10%
1876 1,082+0.33%
1881 1,226+2.53%
1886 1,252+0.42%
1891 1,349+1.50%
1896 1,530+2.55%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,785+3.13%
1906 1,952+1.80%
1911 2,211+2.52%
1921 2,930+2.86%
1926 4,808+10.41%
1931 6,722+6.93%
1936 7,073+1.02%
1946 7,594+0.71%
1954 8,817+1.88%
1962 15,102+6.96%
1968 22,236+6.66%
1975 25,036+1.71%
1982 22,827−1.31%
1990 22,853+0.01%
1999 23,323+0.23%
2007 22,394−0.51%
2012 22,050−0.31%
2017 22,523+0.43%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns — sister cities

Fontaine is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fontaine, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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