Fontaine (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn] ; Arpitan: Fontana) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 500 —     1800 395 −3.31% 1806 546 +5.54% 1821 641 +1.08% 1831 673 +0.49% 1836 733 +1.72% 1841 857 +3.18% 1846 895 +0.87% 1851 885 −0.22% 1856 839 −1.06% 1861 1,016 +3.90% 1866 889 −2.64% 1872 1,068 +3.10% 1876 1,082 +0.33% 1881 1,226 +2.53% 1886 1,252 +0.42% 1891 1,349 +1.50% 1896 1,530 +2.55%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,785 +3.13% 1906 1,952 +1.80% 1911 2,211 +2.52% 1921 2,930 +2.86% 1926 4,808 +10.41% 1931 6,722 +6.93% 1936 7,073 +1.02% 1946 7,594 +0.71% 1954 8,817 +1.88% 1962 15,102 +6.96% 1968 22,236 +6.66% 1975 25,036 +1.71% 1982 22,827 −1.31% 1990 22,853 +0.01% 1999 23,323 +0.23% 2007 22,394 −0.51% 2012 22,050 −0.31% 2017 22,523 +0.43%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Fontaine is twinned with:

• Schmalkalden, Germany (1963)
• Alpignano, Italy (1971)
• Sommatino, Italy (1991)

• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

• Official website (in French)