Villefontaine
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | L'Isle-d'Abeau | |
| Community association | Porte de l'Isère | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 9' E | |
| height | 208-352 m | |
| surface | 11.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 18,763 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,613 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38090 | |
| INSEE code | 38553 | |
| Website | mairie-villefontaine.fr | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Villefontaine is a French municipality with 18,763 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton L'Isle-d'Abeau and belongs to the municipality of Porte de l'Isère .
geography
Villefontaine is located in the Dauphiné about 25 kilometers southeast of Lyon on the A43 autoroute . It consists of the quarters: Les Roches , Servenoble , Saint-Bonnet (modern city center), Le Mas de la Raz , Les Fougères (village outside the actual city center), Le Vieux village (old city center) and Les Armières .
Culture and sights
- Château du Vellein
- Quatre-Vert Pavilion
- great mosque of Villefontaine
- Village Terre
- Saint Bonnet, commercial center
- Parks du Vellein and de Fallavier
- 15th century bridge
- Saint-Martin de Villefontaine church from the 18th century
Community partnerships
- Kahl am Main , Bavaria, Germany, since 1981
- Wolfen , Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, since 1994
- Gremda , Tunisia, since 1994
- Salzano , Province of Venice , Italy, since 2009
Web links
Commons : Villefontaine - collection of images, videos and audio files
