Grenoble metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine) as defined by INSEE is a residential area near the city of Grenoble. It has 531,440 inhabitants and an area that covers a modest strip of territory from the city of Monestier-de-Clermont to Goncelin, including cities like Lans-en-Vercors. With 119 communes, 34 of the urban area are pôle urbain. In 2006, its 531,440 residents make it the 13th urban area of France[1]. His INSEE code is 014. [edit] Organisation This statistic-based metropolitan area is divided into multiple administrative divisions. Among them are : Here is the list of French communes of the urban area of Grenoble : | INSEE Code | City | Type | Département | Area (km²) | Population (2006) | Density (peop./km²) | | 38002 | Les Adrets | Suburb | Isère | 16.15 | 748 | 46 | | 38023 | Avignonet | Suburb | Isère | 8.41 | 226 | 27 | | 38039 | Bernin | Suburb | Isère | 7.67 | 2,994 | 390 | | 38045 | Biviers | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.17 | 2,360 | 382 | | 38057 | Bresson | Pôle urbain | Isère | 2.78 | 697 | 251 | | 38059 | Brié-et-Angonnes | Suburb | Isère | 9.70 | 2,267 | 234 | | 38062 | La Buissière | Suburb | Isère | 7.71 | 655 | 85 | | 38068 | Champagnier | Suburb | Isère | 6.61 | 1,088 | 165 | | 38070 | Le Champ-près-Froges | Pôle urbain | Isère | 4.83 | 1,201 | 249 | | 38071 | Champ-sur-Drac | Suburb | Isère | 8.92 | 3,116 | 349 | | 38090 | Château-Bernard | Suburb | Isère | 18.27 | 265 | 14 | | 38100 | Le Cheylas | Suburb | Isère | 8.44 | 2,565 | 304 | | 38103 | Chichilianne | Suburb | Isère | 62.48 | 263 | 4 | | 38106 | Cholonge | Suburb | Isère | 8.92 | 292 | 33 | | 38111 | Claix | Pôle urbain | Isère | 24.12 | 7,589 | 315 | | 38115 | Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze | Suburb | Isère | 16.26 | 603 | 37 | | 38120 | La Combe-de-Lancey | Suburb | Isère | 18.55 | 644 | 35 | | 38126 | Corenc | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.50 | 3,784 | 582 | | 38140 | Crolles | Suburb | Isère | 14.21 | 8,416 | 592 | | 38150 | Domène | Pôle urbain | Isère | 5.29 | 6,544 | 1,237 | | 38151 | Échirolles | Pôle urbain | Isère | 7.86 | 35,687 | 4,540 | | 38153 | Engins | Suburb | Isère | 20.64 | 465 | 23 | | 38158 | Eybens | Pôle urbain | Isère | 4.50 | 9,335 | 2,074 | | 38166 | La Flachère | Suburb | Isère | 2.85 | 417 | 146 | | 38169 | Fontaine | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.74 | 22,936 | 3,403 | | 38170 | Fontanil-Cornillon | Pôle urbain | Isère | 5.50 | 2,699 | 491 | | 38175 | Froges | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.43 | 3,500 | 544 | | 38179 | Gières | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.93 | 6,211 | 896 | | 38181 | Goncelin | Suburb | Isère | 14.36 | 2,123 | 148 | | 38185 | Grenoble | Pôle urbain | Isère | 18.13 | 156,107 | 8,610 | | 38187 | Le Gua | Suburb | Isère | 28.48 | 1,837 | 64 | | 38188 | Herbeys | Suburb | Isère | 7.73 | 1,260 | 163 | | 38192 | Hurtières | Suburb | Isère | 3.35 | 166 | 50 | | 38200 | Jarrie | Suburb | Isère | 13.26 | 3,864 | 291 | | 38203 | Laffrey | Suburb | Isère | 6.72 | 360 | 54 | | 38205 | Lans-en-Vercors | Suburb | Isère | 38.67 | 2,297 | 59 | | 38206 | Laval | Suburb | Isère | 25.33 | 918 | 36 | | 38212 | Livet-et-Gavet | Suburb | Isère | 46.54 | 1,347 | 29 | | 38214 | Lumbin | Suburb | Isère | 6.77 | 1,867 | 276 | | 38217 | Marcieu | Suburb | Isère | 11.97 | 68 | 6 | | 38229 | Meylan | Pôle urbain | Isère | 12.32 | 17,460 | 1,417 | | 38235 | Miribel-Lanchâtre | Suburb | Isère | 9.65 | 323 | 33 | | 38242 | Monestier-de-Clermont | Suburb | Isère | 5.45 | 1,104 | 203 | | 38248 | Montaud | Suburb | Isère | 14.59 | 543 | 37 | | 38249 | Montbonnot-Saint-Martin | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.38 | 4,487 | 703 | | 38252 | Montchaboud | Suburb | Isère | 1.96 | 352 | 180 | | 38254 | Monteynard | Suburb | Isère | 10.72 | 452 | 42 | | 38258 | Mont-Saint-Martin | Suburb | Isère | 5.31 | 94 | 18 | | 38262 | Morêtel-de-Mailles | Suburb | Isère | 6.71 | 335 | 50 | | 38266 | La Motte-Saint-Martin | Suburb | Isère | 14.64 | 396 | 27 | | 38271 | Murianette | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.07 | 713 | 117 | | 38277 | Notre-Dame-de-Commiers | Suburb | Isère | 4.79 | 452 | 94 | | 38279 | Notre-Dame-de-Mésage | Suburb | Isère | 4.53 | 1,214 | 268 | | 38280 | Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | Suburb | Isère | 7.88 | 581 | 74 | | 38281 | Noyarey | Pôle urbain | Isère | 16.86 | 2,069 | 123 | | 38286 | Oulles | Suburb | Isère | 11.01 | 12 | 1 | | 38301 | Percy | Suburb | Isère | 15.93 | 118 | 7 | | 38303 | La Pierre | Pôle urbain | Isère | 3.31 | 466 | 141 | | 38309 | Poisat | Pôle urbain | Isère | 2.56 | 2,088 | 816 | | 38312 | Pommiers-la-Placette | Suburb | Isère | 16.92 | 600 | 35 | | 38317 | Le Pont-de-Claix | Pôle urbain | Isère | 5.60 | 11,573 | 2,066 | | 38325 | Proveysieux | Suburb | Isère | 20.37 | 511 | 25 | | 38328 | Quaix-en-Chartreuse | Suburb | Isère | 18.09 | 868 | 48 | | 38334 | Revel | Suburb | Isère | 29.55 | 1,283 | 43 | | 38338 | La Rivière | Suburb | Isère | 18.45 | 540 | 29 | | 38342 | Roissard | Suburb | Isère | 14.25 | 217 | 15 | | 38350 | Sainte-Agnès | Suburb | Isère | 26.85 | 516 | 19 | | 38355 | Saint-Andéol | Suburb | Isère | 29.70 | 115 | 4 | | 38364 | Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne | Suburb | Isère | 12.10 | 449 | 37 | | 38367 | Saint-Bernard | Suburb | Isère | 21.59 | 584 | 27 | | 38382 | Saint-Égrève | Pôle urbain | Isère | 10.88 | 15,375 | 1,413 | | 38388 | Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | Suburb | Isère | 14.62 | 1,990 | 136 | | 38391 | Saint-Guillaume | Suburb | Isère | 13.33 | 252 | 19 | | 38397 | Saint-Ismier | Pôle urbain | Isère | 14.90 | 6,191 | 415 | | 38402 | Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx | Suburb | Isère | 10.73 | 486 | 45 | | 38404 | Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | Suburb | Isère | 4.59 | 210 | 46 | | 38405 | Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière | Suburb | Isère | 17.39 | 1,093 | 63 | | 38407 | Saint-Julien-de-Raz | Suburb | Isère | 10.81 | 435 | 40 | | 38417 | Sainte-Marie-d'Alloix | Suburb | Isère | 3.04 | 568 | 187 | | 38418 | Sainte-Marie-du-Mont | Suburb | Isère | 23.87 | 212 | 9 | | 38421 | Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Pôle urbain | Isère | 9.26 | 35,217 | 3,803 | | 38422 | Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | Suburb | Isère | 29.69 | 5,147 | 173 | | 38423 | Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux | Pôle urbain | Isère | 10.06 | 5,331 | 530 | | 38429 | Saint-Michel-les-Portes | Suburb | Isère | 20.59 | 180 | 9 | | 38430 | Saint-Mury-Monteymond | Suburb | Isère | 11.09 | 339 | 31 | | 38431 | Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | Pôle urbain | Isère | 8.50 | 2,592 | 305 | | 38433 | Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte | Suburb | Isère | 11.26 | 964 | 86 | | 38435 | Saint-Pancrasse | Suburb | Isère | 6.71 | 438 | 65 | | 38436 | Saint-Paul-de-Varces | Suburb | Isère | 19.69 | 1,990 | 101 | | 38438 | Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier | Suburb | Isère | 13.88 | 283 | 20 | | 38445 | Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | Suburb | Isère | 7.03 | 704 | 100 | | 38450 | Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère | Suburb | Isère | 19.45 | 1,281 | 66 | | 38462 | Saint-Théoffrey | Suburb | Isère | 5.75 | 417 | 73 | | 38466 | Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze | Suburb | Isère | 7.85 | 1,383 | 176 | | 38471 | Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse | Suburb | Isère | 15.13 | 1,007 | 67 | | 38472 | Sarcenas | Suburb | Isère | 7.76 | 171 | 22 | | 38474 | Sassenage | Pôle urbain | Isère | 13.31 | 10,554 | 793 | | 38478 | Séchilienne | Suburb | Isère | 21.47 | 863 | 40 | | 38485 | Seyssinet-Pariset | Pôle urbain | Isère | 10.65 | 12,826 | 1,204 | | 38486 | Seyssins | Pôle urbain | Isère | 8.00 | 6,861 | 858 | | 38492 | Sinard | Suburb | Isère | 10.44 | 633 | 61 | | 38501 | Tencin | Suburb | Isère | 6.75 | 1,150 | 170 | | 38503 | La Terrasse | Suburb | Isère | 9.47 | 2,218 | 234 | | 38504 | Theys | Suburb | Isère | 35.77 | 1,855 | 52 | | 38511 | Le Touvet | Suburb | Isère | 11.56 | 2,979 | 258 | | 38513 | Treffort | Suburb | Isère | 10.99 | 208 | 19 | | 38516 | La Tronche | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.42 | 6,142 | 957 | | 38524 | Varces-Allières-et-Risset | Pôle urbain | Isère | 20.88 | 6,509 | 312 | | 38528 | Vaulnaveys-le-Bas | Suburb | Isère | 11.90 | 1,099 | 92 | | 38529 | Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | Suburb | Isère | 19.86 | 3,297 | 166 | | 38533 | Venon | Suburb | Isère | 4.34 | 688 | 159 | | 38538 | Le Versoud | Pôle urbain | Isère | 6.35 | 4,309 | 679 | | 38540 | Veurey-Voroize | Pôle urbain | Isère | 12.21 | 1,365 | 112 | | 38545 | Vif | Suburb | Isère | 28.30 | 7,855 | 278 | | 38547 | Villard-Bonnot | Pôle urbain | Isère | 5.84 | 7,265 | 1,244 | | 38552 | Villard-Saint-Christophe | Suburb | Isère | 14.22 | 335 | 24 | | 38562 | Vizille | Suburb | Isère | 10.51 | 7,781 | 741 | | 38565 | Voreppe | Pôle urbain | Isère | 28.65 | 9,615 | 336 | | 38567 | Chamrousse | Suburb | Isère | 13.29 | 480 | 36 | | Total | | | 1,567.92 | 531,440 | |
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