La Tronche

La Tronche is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France, next to Grenoble. The Centre hospitalier universitaire de Grenoble is the main hospital of the French Alps.

La Tronche
Commune
A general view of La Tronche
Coat of arms
Location of La Tronche
La Tronche
La Tronche
Coordinates: 45°12′26″N 5°44′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMeylan
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bertrand Spindler
Area
1
6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,596
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38516 /38700
Elevation207–1,045 m (679–3,428 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The French archaeologist and hellenist Henri Metzger (1912–2007) was born in La Tronche.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793997—    
18061,095+9.8%
18211,109+1.3%
18311,372+23.7%
18411,537+12.0%
18511,722+12.0%
18611,728+0.3%
18722,131+23.3%
18812,385+11.9%
18912,428+1.8%
19012,887+18.9%
19112,922+1.2%
19213,461+18.4%
19315,572+61.0%
19465,364−3.7%
19546,320+17.8%
19627,517+18.9%
19687,993+6.3%
19757,410−7.3%
19826,690−9.7%
19906,454−3.5%
19996,433−0.3%
20066,142−4.5%
20126,627+7.9%
20186,644+0.3%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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