Fontanil-Cornillon

Fontanil-Cornillon (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tanil kɔʁnijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).^[3]

Fontanil-Cornillon
Commune
A general view of Le Fontanil
Location of Fontanil-Cornillon
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Coordinates: 45°15′22″N 5°39′57″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Grenoble-2
Intercommunality	Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Dupont-Ferrier[1]
Area 1	5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,405
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38170 /38120
Elevation	196–1,240 m (643–4,068 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 443 —     1800 399 −1.48% 1806 405 +0.25% 1821 508 +1.52% 1831 655 +2.57% 1836 668 +0.39% 1841 652 −0.48% 1846 621 −0.97% 1851 588 −1.09% 1856 612 +0.80% 1861 599 −0.43% 1866 567 −1.09% 1872 584 +0.49% 1876 534 −2.21% 1881 533 −0.04% 1886 502 −1.19% 1891 465 −1.52% 1896 466 +0.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 436 −1.32% 1906 366 −3.44% 1911 345 −1.17% 1921 331 −0.41% 1926 381 +2.85% 1931 417 +1.82% 1936 400 −0.83% 1946 420 +0.49% 1954 524 +2.80% 1962 586 +1.41% 1968 1,123 +11.45% 1975 1,454 +3.76% 1982 1,682 +2.10% 1990 2,079 +2.68% 1999 2,454 +1.86% 2007 2,696 +1.18% 2012 2,796 +0.73% 2017 2,710 −0.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

Fontanil-Cornillon is twinned with:

• Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States, since 1987
• Monte Roberto, Italy, since 1992
• Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada, since 2008

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
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. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fontanil-Cornillon, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE