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Voreppe
Voreppe () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). INSEE The commune contains the Monastère de Chalais, a Dominican about from the town of Voreppe. Population Twin towns Voreppe is with: *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastère De Chalais
The Monastère de Chalais, also called Châlais-sur-Voreppe or Notre-Dame de Châlais, is a Dominican convent near the town of Voreppe, Isère, France. The convent dates from 1101. The monastery at Chalais began as a house of male hermits, under the guidance of S Hugh of Chateauneuf, like the Carthusian monks. At first the Order of Chalais was independent, but in 1303 it was absorbed by the Carthusians. The monastery was partly destroyed in 1562 during French Wars of Religion, but was rebuilt. The state seized it during the French Revolution (1789–99) and sold it to a private owner. From 1844 to 1887 it was again a monastery, this time of the Dominican friars, before again being sold. The present community of Dominican nuns bought the property in 1963 and restored it. Today the nuns of Chalais manufacture Monastic biscuits to cover their expenses. Location The monastery is about from Voreppe along a winding forest road. It is located on a plateau overlooking Voreppe at an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Du Pays Voironnais
The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Voiron. It is located in the Isère department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. It was created in 2000.CA du Pays Voironnais (N° SIREN : 243800984) BANATIC, accessed 7 April 2022. Its area is 367.3 km2. Its population was 93,573 in 2018, of which 20,248 in Voiron proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022. Composition The communauté d'agglom ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenoble Urban Unit
The urban unit of Grenoble (french: unité urbaine de Grenoble) is a French urban unit centred on the city of Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- .... An urban unit is a contiguously built-up area with at least 2,000 inhabitants, according to the definition by the French statistics institute INSEE. In the current zoning, revised in 2020, it consists of 38 communes.Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701) INSEE It covers 358.1 km2 and has 451,096 inhabitants (2018), population density 1260 /km2. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
