Échirolles (; frp, Ècherôles) is a

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in the

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in southeastern France. Part of the

Grenoble urban unit The urban unit of Grenoble (french: unité urbaine de Grenoble) is a French urban unit centred on the city of Grenoble. An urban unit is a contiguously built-up area with at least 2,000 inhabitants, according to the definition by the French statisti ...

(agglomeration),Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701)
INSEE it is the second-largest suburb of 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- ...

, which is immediately to its north.

History

A former industrial village had the majority of its inhabitants work in the

viscose Rayon is a semi-synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. It has the same molecular structure as cellulose. It is also called viscose. Many types and grades of viscose ...

factories, a fabric that was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by the French scientist and industrial

Hilaire de Chardonnet Louis-Marie Hilaire Bernigaud de Grange, Count (''Comte'') de Chardonnet (1 May 1839 – 11 March 1924) was a French engineer and industrialist from Besançon, and inventor of artificial silk. In the late 1870s, Chardonnet was working with Loui ...

, before becoming universally famous. The process for manufacturing viscose was then patented by three British scientists,

Charles Frederick Cross Charles Frederick Cross FRS (11 December 1855 – 15 April 1935) was a British chemist. Born in Brentford, Middlesex, his fatherCharles James Cross (14 October 1827 - 19 November 1910) was a schoolmaster turned soap manufacturer. After graduati ...

Edward John Bevan Edward John Bevan (11 December 1856 – 17 October 1921) was an English chemist. He became a leader in the affairs of the Society of Public Analysts and editor of The Analyst. Bevan was notable for his caustic wit. He was born in Birkenhead. Af ...

and

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, in 1891.

Population

Personalities

* Thernand Bakouboula footballer *

Seynabou Benga Seynabou Benga Samba (born 24 November 1996) is a Senegalese association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Turun Palloseura, TPS. Career Club On 6 July 2019, Benga signed for Seinäjoen Jalkapalloke ...

handball player *

Stephane Biakolo Stephane may refer to: * Stéphane, a French given name * Stephane (Ancient Greece), a vestment in ancient Greece * Stephane (Paphlagonia), a town of ancient Paphlagonia, now in Turkey {{dab ...

footballer *

Talel Chedly Talel Chedly (born 21 April 1978) is a French football (soccer), football striker (football), striker. As of May 2018, he works for Odier Excursions, a bus company based in Geneva, Switzerland. See also *Football in Switzerland *List of football ...

(b. 1978), footballer * Vincent Clerc (b. 1981), rugby footballer of

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and of the French national team. *

Mélissa Theuriau Mélissa Theuriau (; born 18 July 1978) is a French journalist and news anchor for M6. She studied journalism and became a television news presenter. She is the former anchor and co-editor in chief of '' Zone interdite'' on French TV. Early car ...

(b. 1978), journalist. *

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(b. 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and songwriter. *

Laure Péquegnot Laure Pequegnot (born 30 September 1975) is a French former Alpine skier. She was born in Échirolles, Isère. She won a total of 3 Alpine skiing World Cup races, all in the slalom discipline. She became world junior champion in slalom ...

(b. 1975), skier. *

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(b. 1968), film director and scenarist. *

David di Tommaso David di Elias Alemu Tommaso (6 October 1979 – 29 November 2005) was a French professional footballer who played as a central defender. Early life Di Tommaso was born in Échirolles, Isère. His father Pascal Di Tommaso and uncle Louis Di To ...

(1979–2005), football player. *

Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb. Early life B ...

(b. 1966), actor. *

Guilbaut Colas Guilbaut Colas (born 18 June 1983) is a French Mogul skier who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and has seven World Cup victories. Born in Échirolles, Colas competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,6 ...

(b. 18 June 1983), freestyle skier. * David Lazzaroni (b. 4 February 1985), ski jumper. * Sandrine Aubert (b. 6 October 1982), alpine skier. *

Jonathan Tinhan Jonathan Tinhan (born 1 June 1989) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Échirolles and of Beninese descent, Tinhan made his professional Ligue 1 debut on 16 August 2009 for Grenoble lat, Gr ...

footballer

International relations

Échirolles is twinned with: *

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* Honhoue,

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* Kimberley,

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References

External links

Official website

Official website of the ''Paroisse Charles de Foucauld'' in Échirolles

Communes of Isère Arpitania {{Isère-geo-stub