La Tronche
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = La Tronche
|commune status = Commune
|image = Ville de La Tronche (isère).JPG
|caption = A general view of La Tronche
|image coat of arms = Blason La Tronche 38700.svg
|arrondissement = Grenoble
|canton = Meylan
|INSEE = 38516
|postal code = 38700
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|45.2072|5.7411|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 220
|elevation min m = 207
|elevation max m = 1045
|area km2 = 6.4
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
La Tronche ({{IPA|fr|la tʁɔ̃ʃ}}) is a commune in the Isère department, Southeastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/38516-la-tronche INSEE commune file] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/unite-urbaine-2020/38701-grenoble Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701)], INSEE
The {{lang|fr|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes|italic=no}} is the main hospital of the French Alps.
The French archaeologist and hellenist Henri Metzger (1912–2007) was born in La Tronche. Also hailing from the town are the Members of Parliament Camille Galliard-Minier and Alexandre Portier.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|38313|La Tronche}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-38516#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |997
|1800 |1164
|1806 |1095
|1821 |1109
|1831 |1372
|1836 |1519
|1841 |1537
|1846 |1631
|1851 |1722
|1856 |1704
|1861 |1728
|1866 |1980
|1872 |2131
|1876 |2288
|1881 |2385
|1886 |2446
|1891 |2428
|1896 |2754
|1901 |2887
|1906 |2857
|1911 |2922
|1921 |3461
|1926 |4200
|1931 |5572
|1936 |5602
|1946 |5364
|1954 |6320
|1962 |7517
|1968 |7993
|1975 |7410
|1982 |6690
|1990 |6454
|1999 |6433
|2007 |6079
|2012 |6627
|2017 |6596
}}
See also
References
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{{Isère communes}}
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Category:Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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