Sassenage
Sassenage | |
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St Pierre church in the centre of the village, at the foot of the Vercors massif | |
Location of Sassenage | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′21″N 5°39′56″E / 45.2058°N 5.6656°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Fontaine-Vercors |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Michel Vendra |
Area 1 | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 11,579 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38474 /38360 |
| Elevation | 199–1,649 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. | |
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 (and administratively within the boundaries of the Grenoble-Alpes metropolitan authority). 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.