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
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaine
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Coordinates: 45°11′38″N 5°41′08″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Fontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors
Intercommunality	Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Longo[1]
Area 1	6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	22,471
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38169 /38600
Elevation	202–1,007 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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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:

• Schmalkalden, Germany (1963)
• Alpignano, Italy (1971)
• Sommatino, Italy (1991)

See also

• Parc naturel régional du Vercors