Editing Isère (section)

== Geography ==

Isère includes a part of the [[French Alps]]. The highest point in the department is the subpeak Pic Lory at {{convert|4,088|m|ft|abbr=off}}, subsidiary to the {{convert|4,102|m|ft|abbr=off}} [[Barre des Écrins]] in the adjoining [[Hautes-Alpes]] department. The summit of [[La Meije]] at {{convert|3,988|m|ft|abbr=off}} is also well known. The [[Vercors Plateau]] aesthetically dominates the western part of the department.

===Principal towns===

The most populous commune is [[Grenoble]], the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019/>

{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2019)
|-
| [[Grenoble]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 158,198
|-
| [[Saint-Martin-d'Hères]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 37,935
|-
| [[Échirolles]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 36,932
|-
| [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 29,993
|-
| [[Bourgoin-Jallieu]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 28,834
|-
| [[Fontaine, Isère|Fontaine]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 23,211
|-
| [[Voiron]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 20,372
|}