Voiron
Voiron | |
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Church of Saint-Bruno de Voiron | |
Location of Voiron | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′51″N 5°35′26″E / 45.3642°N 5.5906°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Voiron |
| Intercommunality | Pays Voironnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Polat |
Area 1 | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 21,604 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38563 /38500 |
| Elevation | 222–846 m (728–2,776 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Voiron (French pronunciation: [vwaʁɔ̃]; Arpitan: Vouèron) is a commune (French municipality) in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Grenoble and 85 km (53 mi) southeast of Lyon. Its roughly 20,000 inhabitants are named Voironnais in French.
Voiron, along with Chambéry and Grenoble, is a gateway city of the Chartreuse Mountains in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.