Grenoble

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

Grenoble
Prefecture and commune
From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, banks of the Isère river
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Grenoble
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Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 5°43′20″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Grenoble-1, 2, 3 and 4
Intercommunality	Grenoble-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
• Density	8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38185 /38000, 38100
Elevation	212–500 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.

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

• Grenoble-Isère Airport

Twin towns — Sister cities

Grenoble is twinned with:

Catania, Italy, since 1961 Innsbruck, Austria, since 1963 Essen, Germany, since 1976 Halle, Germany, since 1976 Chişinău, Moldova, since 1977 Oxford, United Kingdom, since 1977 Rehovot, Israel, since 1977

Phoenix, United States, since 1990 Pécs, Hungary, since 1992 Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority, since 1995 Kaunas, Lithuania, since 1997 Sfax, Tunisia, since 1998 Constantine, Algeria, since 1999 Corato, Italy, since 2002

Other websites

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