Sassenage Explained

Sassenage
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Sassenage.svg
Arrondissement:Grenoble
Canton:Fontaine-Vercors
Insee:38474
Postal Code:38360
Mayor:Michel Vendra[1]
Term:2023 - 2026
Intercommunality:Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Coordinates:45.2058°N 5.6656°W
Elevation Min M:199
Elevation Max M:1649
Area Km2:13

Sassenage (in French pronounced as /sasnaʒ/; Sassenâjo) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France, lying in the north-west of the Grenoble urban area[2] (and administratively within the boundaries of the Grenoble-Alpes metropolitan authority).[3] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/unite-urbaine-2020/38701-grenoble Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701)
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/38474-sassenage INSEE commune file