Fontanil-Cornillon (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanil kɔʁnijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[3]

Fontanil-Cornillon
A general view of Le Fontanil
A general view of Le Fontanil
Location of Fontanil-Cornillon
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Fontanil-Cornillon is located in France
Fontanil-Cornillon
Fontanil-Cornillon
Fontanil-Cornillon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fontanil-Cornillon
Fontanil-Cornillon
Coordinates: 45°15′22″N 5°39′57″E / 45.2561°N 5.6658°E / 45.2561; 5.6658
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonGrenoble-2
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Dupont-Ferrier[1]
Area
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5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,405
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38170 /38120
Elevation196–1,240 m (643–4,068 ft)
(avg. 204 m or 669 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 443—    
1800 399−1.48%
1806 405+0.25%
1821 508+1.52%
1831 655+2.57%
1836 668+0.39%
1841 652−0.48%
1846 621−0.97%
1851 588−1.09%
1856 612+0.80%
1861 599−0.43%
1866 567−1.09%
1872 584+0.49%
1876 534−2.21%
1881 533−0.04%
1886 502−1.19%
1891 465−1.52%
1896 466+0.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 436−1.32%
1906 366−3.44%
1911 345−1.17%
1921 331−0.41%
1926 381+2.85%
1931 417+1.82%
1936 400−0.83%
1946 420+0.49%
1954 524+2.80%
1962 586+1.41%
1968 1,123+11.45%
1975 1,454+3.76%
1982 1,682+2.10%
1990 2,079+2.68%
1999 2,454+1.86%
2007 2,696+1.18%
2012 2,796+0.73%
2017 2,710−0.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

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Fontanil-Cornillon is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fontanil-Cornillon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE