Sassenage (French pronunciation: [sasnaʒ]; Arpitan: Sassenâjo) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France, lying in the north-west of the Grenoble urban area[3] (and administratively within the boundaries of the Grenoble-Alpes metropolitan authority).[4] Its historic centre is on the valley floor at the foot of a large cliff face, with housing also stretching up the lower slopes of the Vercors massif and more recent developments towards Fontaine and the Drac river.

Sassenage
The commune, seen from the road to Villard-de-Lans
The commune, seen from the road to Villard-de-Lans
Coat of arms of Sassenage
Location of Sassenage
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Sassenage is located in France
Sassenage
Sassenage
Sassenage is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sassenage
Sassenage
Coordinates: 45°12′21″N 5°39′56″E / 45.2058°N 5.6656°E / 45.2058; 5.6656
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonFontaine-Vercors
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Michel Vendra[1]
Area
1
13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,660
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38474 /38360
Elevation199–1,649 m (653–5,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 290—    
1800 1,242+23.10%
1806 1,050−2.76%
1821 1,216+0.98%
1831 1,155−0.51%
1836 1,420+4.22%
1841 1,450+0.42%
1846 1,464+0.19%
1851 1,514+0.67%
1856 1,511−0.04%
1861 1,505−0.08%
1866 1,708+2.56%
1872 1,523−1.89%
1876 1,544+0.34%
1881 1,632+1.11%
1886 1,560−0.90%
1891 1,549−0.14%
1896 1,587+0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,559−0.36%
1906 1,347−2.88%
1911 1,275−1.09%
1921 1,344+0.53%
1926 1,724+5.11%
1931 1,821+1.10%
1936 1,625−2.25%
1946 1,648+0.14%
1954 2,439+5.02%
1962 2,589+0.75%
1968 4,118+8.04%
1975 7,021+7.92%
1982 8,945+3.52%
1990 9,788+1.13%
1999 9,735−0.06%
2007 10,631+1.11%
2012 11,473+1.54%
2017 11,376−0.17%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

International relations

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Sassenage is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sassenage, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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