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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 38185  Grenoble  160,779  Grenoble-1, Grenoble-2Grenoble-3, Grenoble-4  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38421  Saint-Martin-d'Hères  38,100  Saint-Martin-d'Hères  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38151  Échirolles  35,875  Échirolles  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38169  Fontaine  22,366  Fontaine-Seyssinet and Fontaine-Vercors  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38563  Voiron  20,162  Voiron  CA du Pays Voironnais 38229  Meylan  17,323  Meylan  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38382  Saint-Égrève  15,620  Grenoble-2  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38485  Seyssinet-Pariset  12,133  Fontaine-Seyssinet  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38474  Sassenage  11,736  Fontaine-Vercors  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38317  Le Pont-de-Claix  10,924  Le Pont-de-Claix  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole 38158  Eybens  10,153  Échirolles  Grenoble-Alpes Métropole

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

References

Grenoble