 | This article has multiple issues. Please helpimprove it or discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Voiron | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint-Bruno de Voiron | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Voiron | |
  Voiron  Voiron | |
| Coordinates:45°21′51″N5°35′26″E / 45.3642°N 5.5906°E /45.3642; 5.5906 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Voiron |
| Intercommunality | Pays Voironnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Julien Polat[1] |
Area 1 | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 21,604 |
| • Density | 986/km2 (2,550/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:[vwaʁˈɔ̃];Arpitan:Vouèron) is acommune (French municipality) in theIsèredepartment in southeastern France.[3] It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of theGrenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiron is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest ofGrenoble and 85 km (53 mi) southeast of Lyon. Its roughly 20,000 inhabitants are namedVoironnais in French.
Voiron, along withChambéry and Grenoble, is a gateway city of theChartreuse Mountains in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
 | This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Voiron had been a part of theCounty of Savoy in the Middle Ages. In theTreaty of Paris (1355) the count exchanged Voiron and the rest of the region between the riversRhône andIsère (watered by theGuiers Mort) forFaucigny andGex from France.[4]
In 1700, the capital of theChartreuse massif and its surrounding area had about 1,200 inhabitants and more than a hundred of them worked in the processing ofhemp.
Since the beginning of the century, production had been organized around the Voironnaise factory and canvases were marked to certify their origin. The city acquired a great reputation thanks to its paintings resulting from a secular know-how. The privileges granted byLouis XII disappeared during theFrench Revolution. However, the production of canvas continued, and their reputation allowed Voiron to maintain this activity under the First Empire due in large part to purchases by the army.
Thenineteenth century saw the decline of the era of canvas in Voiron because of the scarcity oflinen andcotton, and because of the disappearance of the sailing navy which had been a large consumer of canvasses. Voiron came to be known for its fine silks, sought after by European royalties. Voiron then benefited from a female workforce, housed at the factory and often poorly paid. Voiron also gained religious influence marked by the 1876 erection of the Saint-Bruno church of neo-Gothic style[clarification needed] by a first magistrate. A statue representing the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus, a tribute to Notre-Dame-de-France Puy-en-Velay, was also erected.
The companySkis Rossignol was founded in 1907 by Abel Rossignol. Entire families of Voiron, along with Italian immigrants who arrived en masse at the beginning of the century, worked in these factories.[citation needed] On the eve of the First World War, the silk-weaving business used nearly 3,000 looms. At the same time, the rise of paper mills on the banks of the Morge, the river crossing the small town, attracted workers to the city. The companyRadiall was founded as well and the population of Voiron grew past 15,000.
Voiron remains a significant economic and administrative center of the department of Isère. Voiron has sought to keep its independence from its much larger neighbor, theGrenoble conurbation. Voiron survived a difficult conversion after the departure of companies Rossignol and Johnson & Johnson. Pays Voironnais is working to attract new jobs aimed at limiting the dormitory phenomenon already affecting the suburbs of Voiron.[clarification needed] However, because of the urban sprawl betweenVoreppe and Voiron, this town has been considered by theNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) as belonging to theGrenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010.
The city is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Grenoble and 85 km (53 mi) southeast ofLyon. Voiron is at an altitude of 290 metres (950 feet), on theMorge (a tributary of theIsère).
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The church of St Bruno was built between 1864 and 1873 at the expense of the monks of theGrande Chartreuse. Voiron was the starting-point of the steam tramways toSaint-Laurent-du-Pont, 12 miles (19 km) (for the Grande Chartreuse), and toCharavines, over 10 miles (16 km) (for theLac de Paladru).[4]
The distillery Chartreuse Cellars is a popular tourist destination. It is the longest liqueur cellar in the world.[7] The cellar is open year-round with English guided tours available during June, July, and August.
Voiron is a manufacturing town, and it contains numerous factories. Companies include:Rossignol (skis), Radiall Connections, Antésite (aliquorice-flavored drink),Chartreuse liquor cellars, Bonnat Chocolatier (since 1884), and Allaman (manufacturing and transporting of petrol tanks).
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Droitwich Spa, England, United Kingdom
Herford, Germany
Šibenik, Croatia
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Voiron".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 177.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
| Other | |
