Arrondissement of Grenoble

The arrondissement of Grenoble is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Isère département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Grenoble.

History
When the Isère department was created in 1790, the arrondissement of Grenoble was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Grenoble is bordered to the north and northeast by the Savoie department, to the east and southeast by the Hautes-Alpes department, to the south and west by the Drôme department, and to the northwest by the arrondissements of Vienne and La Tour-du-Pin.

It is in the southern half of the department and is the largest arrondissement with an area of , and the one with more people living in it with 758,956 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Grenoble there are 19 cantons:

 Chartreuse-Guiers (3803) (partly)
 Échirolles (3805)
 Fontaine-Seyssinet (3806)
 Fontaine-Vercors (3807)
 Le Grand-Lemps (3808) (partly)
 Grenoble-1 (3809)
 Grenoble-2 (3810)
 Grenoble-3 (3811)
 Grenoble-4 (3812)
 Le Haut-Grésivaudan (3813)
 Matheysine-Trièves (3815)
 Meylan (3816)
 Le Moyen Grésivaudan (3818)
 Oisans-Romanche (3819)
 Le Pont-de-Claix (3820)
 Saint-Martin-d'Hères (3822)
 Le Sud Grésivaudan (3823)
 Tullins (3825)
 Voiron (3829)

Communes
The arrondissement of Grenoble has 267 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 
 Les Adrets (38002)
 L'Albenc (38004)
 Allemond (38005)
 Allevard (38006)
 Ambel (38008)
 Auberives-en-Royans (38018)
 Auris (38020)
 Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors (38225)
 Avignonet (38023)
 Barraux (38027)
 Beaucroissant (38030)
 Beaufin (38031)
 Beaulieu (38033)
 Beauvoir-en-Royans (38036)
 Bernin (38039)
 Besse (38040)
 Bessins (38041)
 Biviers (38045)
 Le Bourg-d'Oisans (38052)
 Bresson (38057)
 Brié-et-Angonnes (38059)
 La Buisse (38061)
 La Buissière (38062)
 Champagnier (38068)
 Le Champ-près-Froges (38070)
 Champ-sur-Drac (38071)
 Chamrousse (38567)
 Chantelouve (38073)
 Chantesse (38074)
 Chapareillan (38075)
 La Chapelle-du-Bard (38078)
 Charnècles (38084)
 Chasselay (38086)
 Château-Bernard (38090)
 Châtel-en-Trièves (38456)
 Châtelus (38092)
 Chatte (38095)
 Chevrières (38099)
 Le Cheylas (38100)
 Chichilianne (38103)
 Chirens (38105)
 Cholonge (38106)
 Choranche (38108)
 Claix (38111)
 Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans (38112)
 Clelles (38113)
 Cognet (38116)
 Cognin-les-Gorges (38117)
 La Combe-de-Lancey (38120)
 Corenc (38126)
 Cornillon-en-Trièves (38127)
 Corps (38128)
 Corrençon-en-Vercors (38129)
 Les Côtes-de-Corps (38132)
 Coublevie (38133)
 Cras (38137)
 Crêts-en-Belledonne (38439)
 Crolles (38140)
 Les Deux Alpes (38253)
 Domène (38150)
 Échirolles (38151)
 Engins (38153)
 Entraigues (38154)
 Entre-deux-Guiers (38155)
 Eybens (38158)
 La Ferrière (38163)
 La Flachère (38166)
 Fontaine (38169)
 Fontanil-Cornillon (38170)
 Le Freney-d'Oisans (38173)
 Froges (38175)
 La Garde (38177)
 Gières (38179)
 Goncelin (38181)
 Grenoble (38185)
 Gresse-en-Vercors (38186)
 Le Gua (38187)
 Herbeys (38188)
 Huez (38191)
 Hurtières (38192)
 Izeaux (38194)
 Izeron (38195)
 Jarrie (38200)
 Laffrey (38203)
 Lalley (38204)
 Lans-en-Vercors (38205)
 Laval (38206)
 Lavaldens (38207)
 Lavars (38208)
 Livet-et-Gavet (38212)
 Lumbin (38214)
 Malleval-en-Vercors (38216)
 Marcieu (38217)
 Mayres-Savel (38224)
 Mens (38226)
 Meylan (38229)
 Miribel-Lanchâtre (38235)
 Miribel-les-Échelles (38236)
 Mizoën (38237)
 Moirans (38239)
 Monestier-d'Ambel (38241)
 Monestier-de-Clermont (38242)
 Le Monestier-du-Percy (38243)
 Montagne (38245)
 Montaud (38248)
 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin (38249)
 Montchaboud (38252)
 Monteynard (38254)
 Mont-Saint-Martin (38258)
 Morette (38263)
 La Morte (38264)
 La Motte-d'Aveillans (38265)
 La Motte-Saint-Martin (38266)
 Le Moutaret (38268)
 La Mure (38269)
 La Murette (38270)
 Murianette (38271)
 Murinais (38272)
 Nantes-en-Ratier (38273)
 Notre-Dame-de-Commiers (38277)
 Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier (38278)
 Notre-Dame-de-Mésage (38279)
 Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx (38280)
 Noyarey (38281)
 Oris-en-Rattier (38283)
 Ornon (38285)
 Oulles (38286)
 Oz (38289)
 Pellafol (38299)
 Percy (38301)
 Le Périer (38302)
 La Pierre (38303)
 Pierre-Châtel (38304)
 Pinsot (38306)
 Poisat (38309)
 Poliénas (38310)
 Ponsonnas (38313)
 Pontcharra (38314)
 Le Pont-de-Claix (38317)
 Pont-en-Royans (38319)
 Prébois (38321)
 Presles (38322)
 Proveysieux (38325)
 Prunières (38326)
 Quaix-en-Chartreuse (38328)
 Quet-en-Beaumont (38329)
 Quincieu (38330)
 Réaumont (38331)
 Renage (38332)
 Rencurel (38333)
 Revel (38334)
 Rives (38337)
 La Rivière (38338)
 Roissard (38342)
 Rovon (38345)
 Saint-Andéol (38355)
 Saint-André-en-Royans (38356)
 Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (38359)
 Saint-Appolinard (38360)
 Saint-Arey (38361)
 Saint-Aupre (38362)
 Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne (38364)
 Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet (38366)
 Saint-Bernard (38367)
 Saint-Blaise-du-Buis (38368)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne (38370)
 Saint-Cassien (38373)
 Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (38375)
 Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers (38376)
 Sainte-Agnès (38350)
 Saint-Égrève (38382)
 Sainte-Luce (38414)
 Sainte-Marie-d'Alloix (38417)
 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (38418)
 Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey (38383)
 Saint-Georges-de-Commiers (38388)
 Saint-Gervais (38390)
 Saint-Guillaume (38391)
 Saint-Hilaire (38395)
 Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier (38394)
 Saint-Honoré (38396)
 Saint-Ismier (38397)
 Saint-Jean-de-Moirans (38400)
 Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx (38402)
 Saint-Jean-d'Hérans (38403)
 Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (38404)
 Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière (38405)
 Saint-Just-de-Claix (38409)
 Saint-Lattier (38410)
 Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (38412)
 Saint-Laurent-en-Beaumont (38413)
 Saint-Marcellin (38416)
 Saint-Martin-de-Clelles (38419)
 Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze (38115)
 Saint-Martin-d'Hères (38421)
 Saint-Martin-d'Uriage (38422)
 Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux (38423)
 Saint-Maurice-en-Trièves (38424)
 Saint-Maximin (38426)
 Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont (38428)
 Saint-Michel-les-Portes (38429)
 Saint-Mury-Monteymond (38430)
 Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes (38431)
 Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin (38432)
 Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (38433)
 Saint-Pancrasse (38435)
 Saint-Paul-de-Varces (38436)
 Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier (38438)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (38442)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes (38443)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Méaroz (38444)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage (38445)
 Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (38446)
 Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère (38450)
 Saint-Romans (38453)
 Saint-Sauveur (38454)
 Saint-Théoffrey (38462)
 Saint-Vérand (38463)
 Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze (38466)
 La Salette-Fallavaux (38469)
 La Salle-en-Beaumont (38470)
 Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse (38471)
 Sarcenas (38472)
 Sassenage (38474)
 Séchilienne (38478)
 Serre-Nerpol (38275)
 Seyssinet-Pariset (38485)
 Seyssins (38486)
 Siévoz (38489)
 Sinard (38492)
 La Sône (38495)
 Sousville (38497)
 La Sure en Chartreuse (38407)
 Susville (38499)
 Têche (38500)
 Tencin (38501)
 La Terrasse (38503)
 Theys (38504)
 Le Touvet (38511)
 Treffort (38513)
 Tréminis (38514)
 La Tronche (38516)
 Tullins (38517)
 Valbonnais (38518)
 La Valette (38521)
 Valjouffrey (38522)
 Varacieux (38523)
 Varces-Allières-et-Risset (38524)
 Vatilieu (38526)
 Vaujany (38527)
 Vaulnaveys-le-Bas (38528)
 Vaulnaveys-le-Haut (38529)
 Venon (38533)
 Le Versoud (38538)
 Veurey-Voroize (38540)
 Vif (38545)
 Villard-Bonnot (38547)
 Villard-de-Lans (38548)
 Villard-Notre-Dame (38549)
 Villard-Reculas (38550)
 Villard-Reymond (38551)
 Villard-Saint-Christophe (38552)
 Vinay (38559)
 Vizille (38562)
 Voiron (38563)
 Voreppe (38565)
 Vourey (38566)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Isère department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Grenoble
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes