Grenoble | ||
From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, banks of the Isère river | ||
Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Isère | |
Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
Canton | Grenoble-1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole | |
Mayor | Éric Piolle (Europe Ecology – The Greens) (2014–2020) | |
Statistics | ||
Elevation | 212–500 m (696–1,640 ft) (avg. 398 m/1,306 ft) | |
Land area1 | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) | |
Population2 | 162,780 (2013) | |
- Density | 8,828/km2 (22,860/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 38185/ 38000, 38100 | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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.
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