Échirolles

Échirolles (Ècherôles) is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, which is immediately to its north.

History
A former industrial village had the majority of its inhabitants work in the viscose factories, a fabric that was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by the 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.

Personalities

 * Thernand Bakouboula footballer
 * Seynabou Benga handball player
 * Stephane Biakolo footballer
 * Talel Chedly (b. 1978), footballer
 * Vincent Clerc (b. 1981), rugby footballer of Stade Toulousain and of the France national team.
 * Mélissa Theuriau (b. 1978), journalist and television producer.
 * Calogero (b. 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and songwriter.
 * Laure Péquegnot (b. 1975), skier.
 * Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist.
 * David di Tommaso (1979–2005), football player.
 * Sami Bouajila (b. 1966), actor.
 * Guilbaut Colas (b. 18 June 1983), freestyle skier.
 * David Lazzaroni (b. 4 February 1985), ski jumper.
 * Sandrine Aubert (b. 6 October 1982), alpine skier.
 * Jonathan Tinhan (b. 1 June 1989), footballer.
 * Kévin Aymoz (b. 1 August 1997), figure skater
 * Matteo Tomasi (b. 16 October 1998), footballer.

International relations
Échirolles is twinned with:
 * 🇮🇹 Grugliasco, Italy
 * 🇧🇯 Honhoue, Benin
 * 🇺🇦 Novovolynsk, Ukraine
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kimberley, England