Saint-Quentin Fallavier is located in Isère, at the boundary of the department of Rhône, along the A43 of Lyon-Grenoble-Chambéry, respectively at from Lyon and, from Grenoble. The city is backed by a series of hills, the beginnings of the Prealps. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport is away. Saint-Quentin Fallavier was part of the new town of L'Isle d'Abeau transformed in 2007 into the . The Bourbre river flows north through the northeastern part of the commune.
History
The site of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has been occupied since prehistoric times. A Gallo-Roman necropolis and an hydraulic structure of the 2nd century were discovered on the spot. A first château already existed in the 13th century and, after acquiring it in 1250, the counts of Savoy enlarged and strengthened it. At the end of the border conflict between and Dauphiné, the castle was gradually abandoned in favour of the fortified house of Allinges. Iron mines were exploited in the 19th century. By a presidential decree of 2 July 1885, Fallavier was attached to Saint-Quentin to form a single commune: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. The creation of the new Lyon-Satolas Airport, and the birth of the new city, have allowed the creation of a sizeable European zone of activity, which is partly in the commune. The existence of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is also favoured by the proximity of the Lyon conurbation.
2015 Gas factory attack
On 26 June 2015, a man was found beheaded with Arabic inscriptions on the head. This was following an explosion at the Air Product gas factory in the area, after a man drove into the factory site and exploded gas canisters, in an attempt to blow up the building. It is seen as a terrorist attack linked with Islamic State.
Primary school in Des Moines, in the Des Moines quarter
Françoise Dolto primary school, Rue Centrale
Allinges college, Rue du Lac, offering a bilingual option: English/German.
Economy
The industrial estate counts 283 businesses with a total of 11,200 employees. The main employer is the logistics sector; other sectors include mainly construction and other service activities.
Agriculture
Industry
The Thermador plumbing company, created after 1968, employs 257 staff and has a turnover of €194 million. The wage grid lies in the range of 1 to 10 and all salaries are open and discussed publicly. Martinet SA company has located its headquarters in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.
Service activities
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has an industrial and logistics platform which is considered of international importance and which continues to grow, with traffic estimated at 5,000 HGVs per day and of warehouses in early 2007. Logistics activity benefits from the presence of the A43 interchange, proximity to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, and the of the SNCF. Branch lines are numerous, and a future extension to Italy and especially Turin is still relevant. The company has located its customer service returns depot in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.
French football player Jérémie Bréchet was trained at the OSQ football of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. The historian did his primary studies at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.
