Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is a

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in the Isère department, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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, in southeastern

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Geography

Saint-Quentin Fallavier is located in Isère, at the boundary of the department of

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, along the A43 of

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Chambéry Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chamb ...

, respectively at from Lyon and, from Grenoble. The city is backed by a series of hills, the beginnings of the

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is away. Saint-Quentin Fallavier was part of the new town of L'Isle d'Abeau transformed in 2007 into the

Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère is an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, cities of L'Isle-d'Abeau and Bourgoin-Jallieu. It is located in the Isère departments of France, ...

(CAPI). The

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river flows north through the northeastern part of the commune.

History

The site of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has been occupied since prehistoric times. A

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necropolis and a hydraulic structure of the 2nd century were discovered on the spot. A first château already existed in the 13th century and, after acquiring it in 1250, the counts of Savoy enlarged and strengthened it. At the end of the border conflict between Savoy and

Dauphiné The Dauphiné (, ) is a former province in Southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes. The Dauphiné was originally the Dauphiné of Viennois. In the 12th centu ...

, the castle was gradually abandoned in favour of the

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of Allinges.

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mines were exploited in the 19th century. By a presidential decree of 2 July 1885, Fallavier was attached to Saint-Quentin to form a single commune: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. The creation of the new Lyon-Satolas Airport (now Lyon-Saint-Exupéry), and the birth of the new city, have allowed the creation of a sizeable European zone of activity, which is partly in the commune. The existence of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is also favoured by the proximity of the Lyon conurbation.

2015 Gas factory attack

On 26 June 2015, a man was found beheaded with Arabic inscriptions on the head. This was following an explosion at the Air Product gas factory in the area, after a man drove into the factory site and exploded gas canisters, in an attempt to blow up the building. It is seen as a terrorist attack linked with

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Heraldry

Politics and administration

Political trends and results

List of mayors

In 2010, the commune of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier was awarded with the

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" @@@".

Transport

The commune is served by: *Train:

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, Lyon - Bourgoin-Jallieu - Saint-André-le-Gaz at the . *Road: A43 (Lyon-Chambéry-Grenoble), . *Coach: routes 1920 (Lyon - Bourgoin-Jallieu) and 1390. *Bus: network of the CAPI route A ( -

L'Isle-d'Abeau L'Isle-d'Abeau () is a commune in the department of Isère in southeastern France. The Natural Space of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, a protected and classified area, encompasses: *The Château de Fallavier (13th century) includes two enclosures and a circular keep. It offers an exceptional panoramic view. It is also the place where some episodes of the television series

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were shot during the scenes of the castle of books I-III. *The (14th century), listed as an

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by decree of 27 July 2010. *The hamlet of Fessy (traditional rural architecture, some parts date back to the

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). * to Monthion. Its Roman vestiges were subject to a classification as an

by order of 5 January 1950. *Saint-Quentin-Fallavier and the Allinges lakes. *Part of the marshes of the Bourbre. *The Hill of the Relong, which houses the astronomy club, ''Sirius of

Villefontaine Villefontaine () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography The Bourbre flows northwest through the northeastern part of the commune. Population Twin towns – sister cities Villefontaine is twinned with: * Kah ...

'' (neighbouring). *Site of the Relong, certified as .

Natural heritage

Pierre à cupules Saint-Quentin-Fallavier

*Stone with cupules of Saint-Quentin (Stone of the Valley of the Fuly). Moved. Lodged at the flank of the Church of St-Quentin-Fallavier. ()

Cultural heritage

*Museum of rural life

Floral and green spaces

In 2014, the commune of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has the label ''ville fleurie'' loral citywith '1 flower' awarded by the National Council of cities and villages of France in the Floral contest of cities and villages.

Education

The commune has six schools and one college: *Marronniers kindergarten, ''Rue des Marronniers'' *Marronniers primary school, ''Rue des Marronniers'' *Tilleuls primary school, ''Rue du Lac'' *Bellevue kindergarten, ''Rue du Loup'' *Primary school in Des Moines, in the Des Moines quarter *Françoise Dolto primary school (private), ''Rue Centrale'' *Allinges college, ''Rue du Lac'', offering a bilingual option: English/German.

Economy

The industrial estate counts 283 businesses with a total of 11,200 employees. The main employer is the

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sector; other sectors include mainly construction and other service activities.

Agriculture

Industry

The Thermador

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company, created after 1968, employs 257 staff and has a turnover of €194 million. The wage grid lies in the range of 1 to 10 and all salaries are open and discussed publicly. Martinet SA company has located its headquarters in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.

Service activities

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has an industrial and logistics platform which is considered of international importance and which continues to grow, with traffic estimated at 5,000 HGVs per day and of warehouses in early 2007. Logistics activity benefits from the presence of the A43 interchange, proximity to

, and the of the SNCF. Branch lines are numerous, and a future extension to Italy and especially

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is still relevant ( Lyon-Turin Line). The company has located its customer service returns depot in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.

International relations

The commune is twinned with: * Freigericht,

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, since 1971. *

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, since 2002.

Personalities linked to the commune

French football player Jérémie Bréchet was trained at the OSQ football of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. The historian did his primary studies at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.

References

Bibliography

External links

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