Population of the commune of Grenoble was 158,198 as of 2019, while the population of the Grenoble metropolitan area was 714,799 which makes it the largest metropolis in the Alps, ahead of Innsbruck and Bolzano.
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33 Facts About Grenoble France
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Grenoble France's history goes back over 2,000 years, to a time when it was a village of the Allobroges Gallic tribe.
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Grenoble France then became a parliamentary and military city, close to the border with Savoy, which at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Grenoble France is classified as a global city with the ranking of "sufficiency" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
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Grenoble France grew significantly in the 11th century when the Counts of Albon chose the city as the capital of their territories.
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Inhabitants of Grenoble France took advantage of the conflicts between the Counts and the bishops and obtained the recognition of a Charter of Customs that guaranteed their rights.
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Grenoble France ordered the construction of the Palais du Parlement and ensured that the Bishop pledged allegiance, thus unifying the political control of the city.
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Grenoble France suffered as a result of the French Wars of Religion.
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Grenoble France began the construction of the Bastille to protect the city and ordered the construction of new walls, increasing the city's size.
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Grenoble France constructed the Hotel Lesdiguieres, built new fountains, and dug sewers.
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Grenoble France welcomed for the second time a prisoner Pope in 1809.
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In 1813 Grenoble France was under threat from the Austrian army, which invaded Switzerland and Savoy.
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Grenoble France said later: "From Cannes to Grenoble, I still was an adventurer; in that last city, I came back a sovereign".
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Shortly thereafter Grenoble France experienced widespread destruction by extensive flooding in 1859.
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Grenoble France was then part of the French State, before an Italian occupation from 1942 to 1943.
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Grenoble France was extremely active in the Resistance against the occupation.
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The University of Grenoble France supported the clandestine operations and provided false documentation for young people to prevent them from being assigned to STO.
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In September 1943, German troops occupied Grenoble France, escalating the conflict with the clandestine movements.
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On 5 November 1944, General Charles de Gaulle came to Grenoble France and bestowed on the city the Compagnon de la Liberation to recognise "a heroic city at the peak of the French resistance and combat for the liberation".
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Except for a few dozen houses on the slopes of the Bastille hill of Chartreuse, Grenoble France is exclusively built on the alluvial plain of the rivers Isere and Drac at an altitude of 214 metres.
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Climate in Grenoble France depends on the data from the chosen weather station.
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The Bastille is one of Grenoble France's most visited tourist attractions and provides a good vantage point over both the town below and the surrounding mountains.
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The second-oldest higher education establishment in Grenoble France is the Lycee Champollion, completed in 1887 to offer an excellent education to both high school students and students of preparatory classes.
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Grenoble France is a major scientific centre, especially in the fields of physics, computer science, and applied mathematics: Universite Joseph Fourier is one of the leading French scientific universities while the Grenoble France Institute of Technology trains more than 5,000 engineers every year in key technology disciplines.
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Grenoble France is renowned for the excellence of its academic research in humanities and political sciences.
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Grenoble France is one of the co-location centres of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's Knowledge and Innovation Communities for sustainable energy.
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Some choose to put their children in the international school "cite internationale", while the "American School of Grenoble France" is the alternative for those who prefer to have the core curriculum in English.
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Stade Lesdiguieres is located in Grenoble France and has been the venue for international rugby league and rugby union games.
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From 2014 to 2017, the city of Grenoble France tested the rental of seventy I-Road electric vehicles.
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Grenoble France is known for its walnuts, Noix de Grenoble France which enjoy an appellation of controlled origin.
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