Échirolles (; frp, Ècherôles) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the

Grenoble urban unit The urban unit of Grenoble (french: unité urbaine de Grenoble) is a French urban unit centred on the city of Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image s ...

(agglomeration),Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701)
INSEE it is the second-largest suburb of the city of

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, which is immediately to its north.

History

A former industrial village had the majority of its inhabitants work in the viscose factories, a fabric that was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by the French scientist and industrial Hilaire de Chardonnet, before becoming universally famous. The process for manufacturing viscose was then patented by three British scientists, Charles Frederick Cross, Edward John Bevan and Clayton Beadle, in 1891.

Population

Personalities

Thernand Bakouboula Thernand Bakouboula (born 6 March 1988 in Échirolles) is a footballer who currently plays for FC Echirolles. Born in France, he represents Congo at international level. Career Bakouboula played during his career in France with FC Échiroll ...

footballer * Seynabou Benga handball player * Stephane Biakolo footballer * Talel Chedly (b. 1978), footballer * Vincent Clerc (b. 1981), rugby footballer of Stade Toulousain and of the French national team. * Mélissa Theuriau (b. 1978), journalist. * Calogero (b. 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and songwriter. * Laure Péquegnot (b. 1975), skier. * Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist. * David di Tommaso (1979–2005), football player. * Sami Bouajila (b. 1966), actor. * Guilbaut Colas (b. 18 June 1983), freestyle skier. *

David Lazzaroni David Lazzaroni (born 4 February 1985 in Échirolles) is a French ski jumper who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished ninth in the team large hill, 34th in the team large hill, and 47th in the individual ...

(b. 4 February 1985), ski jumper. *

Sandrine Aubert Sandrine Aubert (born 6 October 1982 in Échirolles, Isère) is a retired French alpine skier and a slalom specialist. After she was not selected for the French squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics, she announced her retirement from competition ...

(b. 6 October 1982), alpine skier. * Jonathan Tinhan footballer

International relations

Échirolles is twinned with: *

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* Honhoue,

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* Novovolynsk,

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