Échirolles
Échirolles is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the south.History
Former industrial village, the majority of its inhabitants worked in the viscose factories, a fabric which was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by French scientist and industrial Hilaire de Chardonnet, before becoming universally famous. The process for manufacturing viscose was then patented by three British scientists, Charles Frederick Cross, Edward John Bevan and Clayton Beadle, in 1891.Population
Personalities
- Thernand Bakouboula footballer
- Seynabou Benga handball player
- Stephane Biakolo footballer
- Vincent Clerc, rugby footballer of Stade Toulousain and of the French national team.
- Mélissa Theuriau, journalist.
- Calogero, pop/rock singer, composer and songwriter.
- Laure Péquegnot, skier.
- Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, film director and scenarist.
- David di Tommaso, football player.
- Sami Bouajila, actor.
- Guilbaut Colas, freestyle skier.
- David Lazzaroni, ski jumper.
- Sandrine Aubert, alpine skier.
- Jonathan Tinhan footballer
International relations
Échirolles is twinned with:
