Grenoble

Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 5°43′20″E / 45.2002°N 5.7222°E / 45.2002; 5.7222
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Grenoble
From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, banks of the Isère river
From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, banks of the Isère river
Flag of Grenoble
Coat of arms of Grenoble
Location of Grenoble
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Grenoble is located in France
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Grenoble is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Grenoble
Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 5°43′20″E / 45.2002°N 5.7222°E / 45.2002; 5.7222
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonGrenoble-1, 2, 3 and 4
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Éric Piolle (Europe Ecology – The Greens)
Area
1
18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
162,780
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38185 /38000, 38100
Elevation212–500 m (696–1,640 ft)
(avg. 398 m or 1,306 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grenoble is a French commune in the Alpine foothills. It is the prefecture of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

It is an important centre for scientific research in France.

Education[change | change source]

A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation academy) is in Grenoble. Grenoble School of Management is also in the city, as well as the Université Grenoble-Alpes.

Transport[change | change source]

Twin towns — Sister cities[change | change source]

Grenoble is twinned with:

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