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Grenoble
Grenoble | |
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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 .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Grenoble  | |
  Grenoble  Grenoble | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 5°43′20″E / 45.2002°N 5.7222°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. | |
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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