Échirolles (; ) is a commune in the

Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the second-largest suburb of the city of

Grenoble Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...

, which is immediately to its north.

History

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

viscose Rayon, also called viscose and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, is a semi-synthetic fiber made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. It has the same molecula ...

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 Lou ...

, 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 graduatin ...

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. A ...

and Clayton Beadle, in 1891.

Population

Criminality

Located just next to

, Échirolles doesn't escapes to the growth of criminality, especially since the

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. It's mainly related to drug traffic.

2023:

Two men are hit by

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at Échirolles and Le-Pont-de-Claix, on August 21th.

2024:

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, France 3 Rhône-Alpes says that "a new

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happened at Échirolles, the seventh one in less than two weeks. A month later, a whole

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is evacuated due to "the massive drug traffic exposing it's inhabitants to huge and immediate danger".

2025:

This new year doesn't starts better : on January 4th evening, at 23:30, a new shooting happens. A

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girl, walking with another teenager, and her dog, was hit on the

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. She says few days later to the

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that she will have to "live with a

into the leg for the rest of '' er' life". Few months after, on April, a new

happens. The next month, on May, as well as

and Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Échirolles is one more time under criminal shootings.

Personalities

* Thernand Bakouboula footballer * Seynabou Benga handball player * Stephane Biakolo footballer * Talel Chedly (b. 1978), footballer *

Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc (born 7 May 1981) is a former France, French professional rugby union player who played on the Wing (rugby union), wing. Birth and early career Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble (Isère), Clerc fir ...

(b. 1981), rugby footballer of

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and of the France national team. * Mélissa Theuriau (b. 1978), journalist and television producer. * Calogero (b. 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and songwriter. * Laure Péquegnot (b. 1975), skier. * Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist. * David di Tommaso (1979–2005), football player. * Sami Bouajila (b. 1966), actor. * Guilbaut Colas (b. 18 June 1983), freestyle skier. * David Lazzaroni (b. 4 February 1985), ski jumper. * Sandrine Aubert (b. 6 October 1982), alpine skier. * Jonathan Tinhan (b. 1 June 1989), footballer. * Kévin Aymoz (b. 1 August 1997), figure skater * Matteo Tomasi (b. 16 October 1998), footballer.

International relations

Échirolles is twinned with: * Grugliasco,

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* Honhoue,

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References

External links

Official website

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

Communes of Isère Arpitania {{Grenoble-geo-stub