Crolles
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Le Moyen Grésivaudan (main town) | |
| Community association | Le Grésivaudan | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ' N , 5 ° 53' E | |
| height | 219-1,000 m | |
| surface | 11.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,247 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 741 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38920 | |
| INSEE code | 38140 | |
| Website | www.ville-crolles.fr | |
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Crolles is a French municipality with 8247 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Grenoble and the canton of Le Moyen Grésivaudan . The inhabitants are called Crollois (es) .
geography
Crolles is a municipality in the Grésivaudan valley . The Isère delimits the municipality to the east . Crolles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Hilaire du Touvet in the north, Lumbin in the northeast, Le Champ-près-Froges in the east, Froges in the southeast, Villard-Bonnot in the south, Bernin in the southwest and Saint-Pancrasse in the west. The municipality is partly in the Chartreuse Regional Nature Park .
The municipality is crossed by the A41 autoroute .
Population development
- 1962: 1,548
- 1968: 1.723
- 1975: 2.102
- 1982: 3,492
- 1990: 5,829
- 1999: 8,260
- 2006: 8,416
- 2011: 8,344
(only residents with primary residence)
Attractions
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- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church, built in 1648, with the Dent de Crolles in the background
- Château de Montfort, Motte ( castle complex) from the 11th century, changed considerably in the 13th century
- Château de Crolles from the 14th century
- Chartreuse Regional Natural Park
Personalities
- François Brottes (* 1956), Mayor and Member of Parliament
economy
The semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has a larger location in Crolles. The mountaineering and high-altitude equipment supplier Petzl has its headquarters in Crolles.
