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