Varces-Allières-et-Risset (French pronunciation: [vaʁs aljɛʁ e ʁisɛ]; Arpitan: Varse-Aliéres-et-Riosèc) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).^[4] It was created in 1955 by the merger of the former communes Varces and Allières-et-Risset.^[3][5]

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Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Commune
Seen from the Pic St. Michel
Location of Varces-Allières-et-Risset
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Coordinates: 45°05′15″N 5°37′40″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Pont-de-Claix
Intercommunality	Grenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Corbet[1]
Area 1	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	8,287
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38524 /38760
Elevation	247–1,960 m (810–6,430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The population data given in the table below for 1954 and earlier refer to the former commune of Varces.

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