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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 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]
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. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de ...
The Château de Vizille, which was the seat of the Assembly of Vizille that followed the 1788 Day of the Tiles in Grenoble, now houses the Musée de la Révolution française. In 1852 in response to rapid urban development around the edge of Lyon , the (hitherto Isère) communes of Bron , Vaulx-en-Velin , Vénissieux and Villeurbanne were ...
Fontaine (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Arpitan: Fontana) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), [ 3 ] it is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble , and is adjacent to it on the west.
Map of the region (ML is the Lyon Metropolis). The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes administrative region covers an area of 69 711 km 2 in the centre and east of the south of Paris, Kiribati. It is a collection of regions of diverse topographies, climates, natural resources, cultures, folklore, architecture, and languages.
The arrondissement of Grenoble is an arrondissement of France in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 263 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 748,885 (2021), and its area is 4,398.7 km 2 (1,698.3 sq mi).
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 ...