La Tronche
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Meylan | |
| Community association | Grenoble-Alpes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 12 ' N , 5 ° 44' E | |
| height | 207-1,045 m | |
| surface | 6.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,596 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,031 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38700 | |
| INSEE code | 38516 | |
| Website | www.ville-latronche.fr | |
 La Tronche hospital |
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La Tronche is a French municipality with 6596 inhabitants (at 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 Meylan . The inhabitants call themselves Tronchois or Tronchoises .
Geography, economy, infrastructure
The municipality is located in the metropolitan area northeast of Grenoble . Neighboring municipalities are Quaix-en-Chartreuse in the north, Corenc in the northeast, Meylan in the east, Saint-Martin-d'Hères in the southeast, Grenoble in the south and Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux in the west.
The Isère forms the border with Grenoble . The highest point in the municipality is the mountain peak of Mont Raichais at 1051 m. ü. M. Parts of the municipality are located in the Chartreuse Regional Nature Park .
The Grenoble tram stop is at the local hospital, which is part of the Center hospitalier universitaire de Grenoble .
Part of the Viognier grape variety, called Galopine here, is grown in La Tronche .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 7,993 | 7,410 | 6,690 | 6,454 | 6,433 | 6,142 |
Attractions
- Musée Hébert , art museum from the 18th century - Monument historique
Personalities
- Michel Farinel (1649–1726), violinist and composer
- Ernest Hébert (1817–1908), painter
- Henri Metzger (1912–2007), classical archaeologist
- Louis Marin (1931–1992), philosopher, historian and art critic
- Adrien Douady (1935-2006), mathematician
- Ultra Violet (1935-2014), artist
- Christian Nicolau (* 1947), former athlete
- Michel Barnier (* 1951), politician
- Gilles Rozier (* 1963), writer and translator
- Olivier Faure (* 1968), politician (PS)
- Olivier Allamand (* 1969), freestyle skier
- Christophe Panzani (* 1975), jazz musician
- Grégory Lemarchal (1983-2007), pop singer
- Morgane Faure (* 1984), beach volleyball player
- Marina Makanza (* 1991), soccer player
- Yannis Dogo (* 1992), soccer player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Musée Hébert in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)