Sassenage

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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).^[3] 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.^[4]

Population

International relations

Sassenage is twinned with:

• Meßkirch, Germany
• Sasso Marconi, Italy

See also

• Parc naturel régional du Vercors
• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sassenage, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site