Grenoble facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Grenoble
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Prefecture and commune
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From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, banks of the Isère river
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 Grenoble
Location in France
Grenoble
Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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| Country | France | ||
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ||
| Department | Isère | ||
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | ||
| Canton | Grenoble-1, 2, 3 and 4 | ||
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole | ||
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18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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162,780 | ||
| • Density | 8,827.5/km2 (22,863/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code |
38185 /38000, 38100
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| Elevation | 212–500 m (696–1,640 ft) (avg. 398 m or 1,306 ft) |
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| 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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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
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
Twin towns — Sister cities
Grenoble is twinned with:
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Images for kids
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Remnants of the Roman walls
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François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières
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Grenoble plan-relief (1848).
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Day of the Tiles, 1890 painting by Alexandre Debelle, (Musée de la Révolution française).
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Ramparts close to the Porte Saint Laurent
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Fountain of the Three Orders (1897)
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Gate of the exposition in 1925
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Grenoble with the Dauphiné Alps
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The Bastille from downtown, with the Memorial at the back, on the top of the hill
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"Les Bulles": the cable cars
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Palace of the Parliament of Dauphiné
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Archaeological museum with the vestiges protected by a new cover of glass and metal (Place Saint-Laurent)
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Campus of the Université Grenoble Alpes.
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Grenoble Campus of the ENAC
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Site of European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institut Laue-Langevin and European Molecular Biology Laboratory at the Western end of the Polygone Scientifique
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Head office of Glénat
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Stade des Alpes
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The railway station and a tram (lightrail).
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I-Road in Grenoble
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Le Magasin contemporary art centre.
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Grenoble from the Vercors ranges -
Grenoble (west side) from La Bastille
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See also
In Spanish: Grenoble para niños
