La Tronche
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A general view of La Tronche | |
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| Coordinates: 45°12′26″N 5°44′28″E / 45.2072°N 5.7411°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Meylan |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Spindler[1] |
Area 1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,424 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38516 /38700 |
| Elevation | 207–1,045 m (679–3,428 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Tronche (French pronunciation: [la tʁɔ̃ʃ]) is a commune in the Isère department, Southeastern France.[3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[4]
The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes is the main hospital of the French Alps.
The French archaeologist and hellenist Henri Metzger (1912–2007) was born in La Tronche. Also hailing from the town are the Members of Parliament Camille Galliard-Minier and Alexandre Portier, as well as Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
Population
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Tronche, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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