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Grenoble (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n oʊ b əl / grə-NOH-bəl; [4] French: [ɡʁənɔbl] ⓘ; Arpitan: Grenoblo or Grainóvol; Occitan: Graçanòbol or Grenòble) is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. [5]
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole (French pronunciation: [ɡʁənɔbl alp metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Grenoble. It is located in the Isère department , in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region , eastern France .
Grenoble metropolitan area (French: aire d'attraction de Grenoble) as defined by INSEE in 2020 is the functional urban area of the city of Grenoble, southeastern France. It covers 204 communes, all in the Isère department. [1] It has 714,799 inhabitants (2018) in an area of 2,876 km 2 (1,110 sq mi), which is 39% of the Isère department. [2]
Originally, the château belonged to the See of Grenoble. In 1084, Saint Hugh gave it to hermit Saint Bruno and his followers who founded the Carthusian Order. The recipe of the alcoholic beverage Chartreuse is said to have been given to the monks of Grande Chartreuse in 1605 [1] by the French Marshal François Annibal d'Estrées. For over a ...
It is located 22 km (14 mi) north of Grenoble. As early as the 13th century, residents of the north and central parts of Isère spoke a dialect of the Franco-Provençal language called Dauphinois, while those in the Southern parts spoke the Vivaro-Alpine dialect of Occitan. Both continued to be spoken in rural areas of Isère into the 20th century.
Grenoble is the main railway station located in Grenoble, Isère, France. The station was opened on 3 January 1849 and is located on the Lyon–Marseille (via Grenoble) railway and Grenoble–Montmélian railway. The train services are operated by SNCF. The station was rebuilt in 1967 for the 1968 Winter Olympics. The station is currently ...
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁɲ ʁonalp] ⓘ; ARA) [note 1] is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes.