Voiron

Voiron is in a city in Isère, France. The city is at the foot of the Chartreuse, a mountain chain in Alps, so that is convenient for winter sports.

Understand

Voiron is a small city of 20,000 inhabitants (2018) in Isère, a French department. Voiron was famous in the 19th century, for its stationery and textile industry; Today, Voiron has a lot of very famous brands, like Rossignol, a winter sports brand, or Antésite sirups, very famous in France. The city is also famous for the Monastère des Pères Chartreux, an old monastery always active composed of monks who make a famous liquor, the Chartreuse, and a few others trademarks.

Get in

You can arrive in Voiron in plane, to Grenoble Airport, by train, bus, car, bicycle, motorbike, walk etc

See

A very great activity in this city is the visit of the Caves de Chartreus. Located in the centre of the city, you can visit the old caves of the production of Chartreuse liquors. There also is a final degustations of all types of Chartreuse liquor, like the Chartreuse Verte or the Chartreuse Jaune, so it is worth it! This old caves were originally the official production site of Chartreuse liquors, but it was moved in 2014 in an other place, more secure and outside the city, because the enormous amount of alcohol can explode.

• 1 Cellars of Chartreuse, along the RD 1075 (Boulevard Edgar Kofler) (near the railway station, opposite the municipal library). A distillery for the liqueurs produced by the Carthusian Fathers. The site has a museum, and you can visit the cellars, a shop dedicated to the sale of products, and a tasting room. (updated Jan 2025)
• 2 Saint Bruno church (Église Saint-Bruno de Voiron), Place de la République. The principal church in Voiron is the work of the diocesan architect Alfred Berruyer (1819-1901) who built a neo-Gothic style monument inspired by the 12th century cathedrals. (updated Jan 2025)
• 3 Mainssieux Museum (Musée Mainssieux), 7 place Léon Chaloin. The museum's collection includes the works of Lucien Mainssieux and his studio collection, comprising 695 paintings and around 6,800 drawings by his hand. (updated Jan 2025)

Do

There is a lot of activities in Voiron, like the climb of the Vouise, a small mountain next to the city, and, at the top, the statue of Notre-Dame de la Vouise.

There also is the theater of the Grand-Angle, PassrL cinemas, a minigolf course, a Laser Game and, for the readers, a media library.

Buy

There is a few places in Voiron where you can spend your money.

There is a local chocolate shop : La Chocolaterie Bonnat. The familial chocolatery is making chocolate and others sweets since the 19th century. Their chocolate is extremely great, the shop is enormous and it participate at the economy and the culture of Voiron.

There are also a few textile shops and a few libraries.