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Crolles
View of Crolles Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Isère Arrondissement Grenoble Canton Le Touvet Intercommunality Moyen Grésivaudan Mayor François Brottes
(2005–2008)Statistics Elevation 219–1,000 m (719–3,300 ft)
(avg. 245 m/804 ft)Land area1 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) Population2 8,260 (1999) - Density 590 /km2 (1,500 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 38140/ 38920 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 45°17′09″N 5°53′01″E / 45.2858333333°N 5.88361111111°E
Crolles is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km north-east of Grenoble, upstream on the Isère River. It has given its name to the Dent de Crolles mountain (2,062 m) which stands just above the city.
Industries
Crolles is known to host the biggest semiconducting fab of France (4,000 people, for a total investment of 3 billions euros). First founded by STMicroelectronics in the 1980s, the recent development (Crolles 2, 2003) results from a joint-venture with Philips (today NXP semiconductors) and Motorola.
Crolles is also the birthplace of Petzl, the leading company of safety equipment for mountaineering, caving and vertical safety in civil engineering, which still has its headquarters there.
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References
Categories:- Communes of Isère
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