Échirolles
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Échirolles is an Arpitan commune in the département of Isère and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the south. In the 1999 census, Échirolles had a population of 32,806. Its inhabitants are called the Échirollois (feminine : Échirolloise(s)).
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[edit] History
Former industrial village, the majority of its inhabitants worked in the viscose factories, a fabric which was invented in Échirolles in 1884 by French scientist and industrial Hilaire de Chardonnet ((1838-1924), inventor of the first artificial textile fiber), before becomming 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.
[edit] Famous Échirollois
- Vincent Clerc (b. May 7, 1981), rugbyman of the Stade Toulousain and of the French national team.
- Mélissa Theuriau (b. July 18, 1978), journalist.
- Calogero (b. Calogero Maurici on July 30, 1971), pop/rock singer, composer and song-writer.
- Laure Péquegnot (b. September 30, 1975), skier.
- Gérald Hustache-Mathieu (b. 1968), film director and scenarist.
- David Di Tommaso (b. October 6, 1979 - † November 29, 2005 in De Meern, Holland) , football player.
- Sami Bouajila (b. in 1966), actor.
[edit] Twin cities
- Grugliasco (Italy)
- Honhoue (Benin)
[edit] External links
- Official website of Échirolles
- Official website of the Paroisse Charles de Foucauld in Échirolles
- Museum of viscose in Échirolles
- Page on Échirolles on French Wikipédia
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