Vizille

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The village of Vizille is home to the Musée de la Révolution Française, a rich depository of archival and rare materials devoted to the French Revolution. The stacks are accessible to researchers (by appointment). The Museum grounds feature extensive landscaping and formal gardens.


Commune of Vizille
Location
Longitude 05° 46' 21" E
Latitude 45° 04' 45" N
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Grenoble
Canton Vizille (chief town)
Intercommunality Communauté de Communes du Sud Grenoblois
Mayor Mr. Alain Berhault
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 268 m–1,016 m
(avg. 307 m)
Land area¹ 10.51 km²
Population²
(1999)
7,465
 - Density (1999) 710/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 38562/ 38220
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Vizille is a commune of the Isère département in France.