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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Grenoble |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Grenoble Alpes Métropole |
| Mayor | Yannick Boulard (2008–2015) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 202–210 m (663–690 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 22,936 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,403 /km2 (8,810 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38169/ 38600 |
| 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. | |
Fontaine is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west. In the 1999 census, Fontaine had a population of 23,323. The commune has a land area of 6.74 km² (2.602 sq mi).