Échirolles

Échirolles (French pronunciation: [eʃiʁɔl] ; Arpitan: Ècherôles) is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, which is immediately to its north.

Échirolles
Échirolles town hall with Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People reproduced on its façade
Location of Échirolles
Échirolles
Échirolles
Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 5°43′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonÉchirolles
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (2023–2026) Amandine Demore
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
36,849
  Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38151 /38130
Elevation217–395 m (712–1,296 ft)
(avg. 237 m or 778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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