Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
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The town hall of Saint-Quentin Fallavier
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 Saint-Quentin Fallavier
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Saint-Quentin Fallavier
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| Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 5°06′40″E / 45.6331°N 5.1111°ECoordinates: 45°37′59″N 5°06′40″E / 45.6331°N 5.1111°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Verpillière | |
| Intercommunality | Porte de l'Isère | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Bacconnier | |
| Area1 | 22.83 km2 (8.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 5,869 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38449 /38070 | |
| Elevation | 206–364 m (676–1,194 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is a commune in the Isère department, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France.
Saint-Quentin Fallavier is located in Isère, at the boundary of the department of Rhône, along the A43 of Lyon-Grenoble-Chambéry, respectively at 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Lyon and, 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Grenoble. The city is backed by a series of hills, the beginnings of the Prealps. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away. Saint-Quentin Fallavier was part of the new town of L'Isle d'Abeau transformed in 2007 into the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI).
The Bourbre river flows north through the northeastern part of the commune.
The site of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has been occupied since prehistoric times. A Gallo-Roman necropolis and an hydraulic structure of the 2nd century were discovered on the spot. A first château already existed in the 13th century and, after acquiring it in 1250, the counts of Savoy enlarged and strengthened it. At the end of the border conflict between Savoy and Dauphiné, the castle was gradually abandoned in favour of the fortified house of Allinges.
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