Tencin

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Tencin

Total population

2,140

Elevation229 m

Land area6.75 km²

Coordinates45.31°, 5.96°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tencin is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Louis François de Monteynard

French politician (1713-1791)

M

Michel Lotito

French eater (1950-2007)

Henri Didon

French preacher (1840–1900)

Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles

French admiral

A

Aimé Paquet

French politician (1913-2001)

C

Charles Morard de La Bayette de Galles

G

Guigues Guiffrey

Italian military commander

H

Henri Legarda

French president and chief executive officer

J

Jacques Texier

French philosopher (1932-2011)

Jean-Baptiste Rebuffel

French entrepreneur

Jérôme-Dominique Bourgeat

French soldier and officer (1760-1827)

Michel Fuzellier

French screenwriter

P

Paul Repiton-Préneuf

French military personnel (1904-1962)

L

Lucien Rose

French politician (1916-2004)

F

François Perret Imbert

French politician

J

Joseph Claude Grézard

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Froges
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,345
• Crolles
  3.9 mi away · pop. 8,317
• Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard
  6.2 mi away · pop. 3,389
• Montbonnot-Saint-Martin
  9.4 mi away · pop. 5,495
• Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
  12.1 mi away · pop. 4,488
• Saint-Martin-d'Uriage
  12.3 mi away · pop. 5,483
• La Rochette
  12.9 mi away · pop. 4,180
• Montmélian
  14.2 mi away · pop. 4,058
• Fontanil-Cornillon
  14.7 mi away · pop. 3,405
• Vaulnaveys-le-Haut
  14.8 mi away · pop. 4,000
• Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey
  15.8 mi away · pop. 2,587
• La Ravoire
  17.3 mi away · pop. 9,042

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

common fig

Ficus carica

Seen 2026-06-08

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Seen 2026-06-08

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Seen 2026-06-08

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-06-07

Red Trefoil

Trifolium rubens

Seen 2026-06-07

Saw-wort

Serratula tinctoria

Seen 2026-06-07

Scentless Feverfew

Tanacetum corymbosum

Seen 2026-06-07

Phytoecia affinis

Phytoecia affinis

Seen 2026-06-07

Mountain Germander

Teucrium montanum

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers