Fontaine, Isère
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Fontaine (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn] ⓘ; Arpitan: Fontana) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),[3] it is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west.
Fontaine
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A general view of Fontaine | |
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 Location of Fontaine | |
  Fontaine Location within France  Fontaine Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′38″N 5°41′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Fontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Longo[1] |
Area 1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 22,020 |
| • Density | 3,270/km2 (8,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38169 /38600 |
| Elevation | 202–1,007 m (663–3,304 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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Twin towns – sister cities
Fontaine is twinned with:
Schmalkalden, Germany (1963)
Alpignano, Italy (1971)- Sommatino, Italy (1991)
