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Saint-Martin-d'Hères |
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Saint-Martin-d'Hères
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Saint-Martin-d’Hères-Nord, Saint-Martin-d’Hères-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Agglomeration community of the Grenoble Alpes Métropole |
| Mayor | René Proby (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 206–610 m (676–2,000 ft) (avg. 234 m/768 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 35,500 (2005) |
| - Density | 3,834 /km2 (9,930 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38421/ 38400 |
| 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. | |
Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.
It is the largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the east.
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It is the home of the Université Stendhal, a center of higher education in the region. The university features the Centre universitaire d'études françaises (CUEF). The CUEF offers second language instruction in French, and attracts students from a variety of foreign countries. Several universities in the United States sponsor study-abroad programs affiliated with the CUEF.