El Qalam Mosque
El Qalam Mosque in Grenoble, France: address, public transport access, facilities and today's prayer times.
Today's prayer times
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Times computed from the mosque coordinates using the Muslim World League method, for guidance only.
Contact and services
- Address
- Rue Gérin, 38000 Grenoble
El Qalam Mosque is located on rue Gérin, in the Mistral district of Grenoble, with an entrance behind 4 rue Marx Dormoy. It welcomes residents of the area for the five daily prayers and Friday prayer.
Getting there
TAG tram line A serves the district via the Vallier - Jaurès stop, about ten minutes on foot from the mosque. Line E, at Alsace-Lorraine, is a second option for the west of Grenoble. TAG bus lines C1 and 16 complete the service towards the city centre and Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux. By car, the A480 Mistral - Eaux Claires exit is closest, with on-street parking available in the surrounding residential streets.
The neighbourhood
Mistral is one of the main districts of western Grenoble, mixing 1950s-70s social housing with more recent urban renewal projects. The area is structured around Place des Géants and its local amenities. Halal butchers and Middle-Eastern grocers are well represented along rue Marx Dormoy and rue Anatole France. Jean Verlhac park and the banks of the Drac river offer walking spots a few minutes away.
Practical advice for a visit
The hall hosts an active community, Friday noon quickly fills the venue, a first visit runs more smoothly on another day. Shoes come off at the entrance, women cover their hair, clothes should cover shoulders and legs. An area is provided for women. Quiet is expected from the door.
Other mosques in Grenoble
Other halls are nearby: Abu Hurayra Mosque in the same western sector, Abou Bakr Mosque on rue Anatole France, Capuche Mosque and As-Sounnah Mosque at the Village Olympique. The Grand Mosque of Échirolles is also reachable by tram in about ten minutes.