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). 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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 290 —     1800 1,242 +23.10% 1806 1,050 −2.76% 1821 1,216 +0.98% 1831 1,155 −0.51% 1836 1,420 +4.22% 1841 1,450 +0.42% 1846 1,464 +0.19% 1851 1,514 +0.67% 1856 1,511 −0.04% 1861 1,505 −0.08% 1866 1,708 +2.56% 1872 1,523 −1.89% 1876 1,544 +0.34% 1881 1,632 +1.11% 1886 1,560 −0.90% 1891 1,549 −0.14% 1896 1,587 +0.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,559 −0.36% 1906 1,347 −2.88% 1911 1,275 −1.09% 1921 1,344 +0.53% 1926 1,724 +5.11% 1931 1,821 +1.10% 1936 1,625 −2.25% 1946 1,648 +0.14% 1954 2,439 +5.02% 1962 2,589 +0.75% 1968 4,118 +8.04% 1975 7,021 +7.92% 1982 8,945 +3.52% 1990 9,788 +1.13% 1999 9,735 −0.06% 2007 10,631 +1.11% 2012 11,473 +1.54% 2017 11,376 −0.17%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

Sassenage is twinned with:

• Meßkirch, Germany
• Sasso Marconi, Italy

See also

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