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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
La Tronche
Commune
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Location of La Tronche
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Coordinates: 45°12′26″N 5°44′28″E / 45.2072°N 5.7411°E / 45.2072; 5.7411
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMeylan
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Spindler
Area6.4 km (2.5 sq mi)
Population6,447
 • Density1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code38516 /38700
Elevation207–1,045 m (679–3,428 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 997—    
1800 1,164+2.24%
1806 1,095−1.01%
1821 1,109+0.08%
1831 1,372+2.15%
1836 1,519+2.06%
1841 1,537+0.24%
1846 1,631+1.19%
1851 1,722+1.09%
1856 1,704−0.21%
1861 1,728+0.28%
1866 1,980+2.76%
1872 2,131+1.23%
1876 2,288+1.79%
1881 2,385+0.83%
1886 2,446+0.51%
1891 2,428−0.15%
1896 2,754+2.55%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,887+0.95%
1906 2,857−0.21%
1911 2,922+0.45%
1921 3,461+1.71%
1926 4,200+3.95%
1931 5,572+5.82%
1936 5,602+0.11%
1946 5,364−0.43%
1954 6,320+2.07%
1962 7,517+2.19%
1968 7,993+1.03%
1975 7,410−1.08%
1982 6,690−1.45%
1990 6,454−0.45%
1999 6,433−0.04%
2007 6,079−0.71%
2012 6,627+1.74%
2017 6,596−0.09%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Tronche, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Isère Communes of the Isère department


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