Voreppe
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Voreppe (French pronunciation: [vɔʁˈɛp]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[4] The commune contains the Monastère de Chalais, a Dominican monastery about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the town of Voreppe.
Voreppe | |
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 Church of Saint-Didier | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Voreppe | |
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| Coordinates: 45°17′55″N 5°38′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Voiron |
| Intercommunality | Pays Voironnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Rémond[1] |
Area 1 | 28.65 km2 (11.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,922 |
| • Density | 346.3/km2 (897.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38565 /38340 |
| Elevation | 185–1,702 m (607–5,584 ft) (avg. 249 m or 817 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
Voreppe is twinned with:
Lichtenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1992
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy, since 1994
Lapoș, Romania, since 1990
