- Voiron
French commune
nomcommune=Voiron
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Isère
arrondissement=Grenoble
canton=Voiron
insee=38563
cp=38500
maire=Roland Revil (PS)
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Pays Voironnais
longitude=5.590556| latitude=45.364167
alt moy=290 m
alt mini=222 m
alt maxi=846 m
hectares=2,190
km²=21.9
sans= 20,442
date-sans=1999
dens=933
date-dens=1999Voiron is a town and commune of
France in theIsère "département".History
Voiron long formed part of
Savoy , but in1355 was exchanged (with the rest of the region between the Rhône and the Isère, watered by theGuiers Mort ) by the count with France forFaucigny and Gex.Historical population:
* 1901: 12,625Geography
Voiron stands at a height of 950 ft., on the Morge (a tributary of the
Isère River ).ights
The fine church of St Bruno was built 1864-1873 at the expense of the monks of the
Grande Chartreuse . Voiron is the starting-point of the steam tramways toSaint-Laurent-du-Pont , 12 m. (for the Grande Chartreuse), and toCharavines , 105 m. (for theLac de Paladru ).Economy
Voiron is a manufacturing town, and it contains numerous factories. Some produce a cloth named after the town, and there are also silk-weaving factories (2000 looms, with an annual output of eight to nine million yards). There are also paper-making factories in the town. Other companies: Rossignol (
ski s), Radiall Connections, Antésite (aliquorice -flavored drink), Chartreuse liquor cellars, Allaman (manufacturing and transporting of petrol tanks).ee also
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SO Voiron - union teamExternal links and references
* [http://www.ville-voiron.com/ Voiron official website] (in French)
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