La Tronche
| La Tronche | ||
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  La Tronche | ||
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  La Tronche | ||
| Coordinates: 45°12′26″N 5°44′28″E / 45.2072°N 5.7411°ECoordinates: 45°12′26″N 5°44′28″E / 45.2072°N 5.7411°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Canton of Meylan | |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble Alpes Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bertrand Spindler | |
| Area1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 6,627 | |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38516 / 38700 | |
| Elevation |
207–1,045 m (679–3,428 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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.
The French archaeologist and hellenist Henri Metzger (1912–2007) was born in La Tronche.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 997 | — |
| 1806 | 1,095 | +9.8% |
| 1821 | 1,109 | +1.3% |
| 1831 | 1,372 | +23.7% |
| 1841 | 1,537 | +12.0% |
| 1851 | 1,722 | +12.0% |
| 1861 | 1,728 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 2,131 | +23.3% |
| 1881 | 2,385 | +11.9% |
| 1891 | 2,428 | +1.8% |
| 1901 | 2,887 | +18.9% |
| 1911 | 2,922 | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 3,461 | +18.4% |
| 1931 | 5,572 | +61.0% |
| 1946 | 5,364 | −3.7% |
| 1954 | 6,320 | +17.8% |
| 1962 | 7,517 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 7,993 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 7,410 | −7.3% |
| 1982 | 6,690 | −9.7% |
| 1990 | 6,454 | −3.5% |
| 1999 | 6,433 | −0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,142 | −4.5% |
| 2012 | 6,627 | +7.9% |
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