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Eydoche
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin |
| Canton | Canton of Grand-Lemps |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Bièvre Est |
| Mayor | M. Frédéric Blain (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 493–629 m (1,617–2,064 ft) (avg. 510 m/1,670 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 331 (1999) |
| - Density | 59 /km2 (150 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38159/ 38690 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Eydoche is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It is about 45 minutes from Grenoble on the former Route de Lyon. It is between Champier and Longchenal, and not far from La Cote St. Andre, where the composer Hector Berlioz was born.
Eydoche is a farming community, mostly dairy cattle, wheat and corn, with tranquil pastoral views. There used to be a fabric mill where very intricate jacquard fabrics were made. Many of the factory's retirees still live in the village. There is a former stone grinding mill owned by the Jullien family, where members of the family still live. Both the fabric and grinding mills were originally powered by water wheels fed from a "ruisseau" or stream.
In recent years a woodworking factory has been established. There is also a trucking company.
There is the village "place" with the ancient church facing the "Monument des Morts" - with the names of soldiers lost during World War I and World War II. Many of the residents of Eydoche were active in the Resistance during World War II.
The walled cemetery is a short walk from the church.