Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 5°43′06″E / 45.14361°N 5.7183°E / 45.14361; 5.7183
Échirolles is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.
It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the south. In the 1999 census, Échirolles had a population of 32,806. Its inhabitants are called the Échirollois (feminine : Échirolloise(s)). The commune has a land area of 7.86 square kilometres (3.03 sq mi).
[edit] History
Former industrial village, the majority of its inhabitants worked in the viscose factories, a fabric which was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by French scientist and industrial Hilaire de Chardonnet, before becoming universally famous. The process for manufacturing viscose was then patented by three British scientists, Charles Frederick Cross, Edward John Bevan and Clayton Beadle, in 1891.
[edit] Famous people
- Vincent Clerc (b. 1981), rugby footballer of Stade Toulousain and of the French national team.
- Mélissa Theuriau (b. 1978), journalist.
- Calogero (b. 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and song-writer.
- Laure Péquegnot (b. 1975), skier.
- Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist.
- David di Tommaso (b. 6 October 1979 - †29 November 2005 in De Meern, Utrecht, The Netherlands) , football player.
- Sami Bouajila (b. 1966), actor.
- Guilbaut Colas (b. 18 June 1983), freestyle skier.
- David Lazzaroni (b. 4 February 1985), ski jumper.
- Sandrine Aubert (b. 6 October 1982), alpine skier.
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