Grenoble

Grenoble (/ɡrəˈnoʊbəl/;^[1]French pronunciation: ​[ɡʁə.nɔbl]; Arpitan: Grenoblo) is a ceety in sootheastren Fraunce, at the fit o the French Alps whaur the river Drac jyns the Isère.

Grenoble
Frae upper left: Panorama o the ceety, Grenoble’s cable caurs, place Saint-André, jardin de ville, baunks o the Isère river
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Grenoble Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Grenoble
Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 5°43′20″E
Kintra	Fraunce
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Depairtment	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Intercommunality	Agglomeration commonity o the Grenoble Alpes Métropole
Govrenment
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Éric Piolle (Europe Ecology – The Greens)
Area 1	18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population  (2016-01-01)2	160,836
• Density	8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
• Metro	687,985
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38185 /38000, 38100
Elevation	212–500 m (696–1,640 ft) (avg. 398 m or 1,306 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns an sister ceeties

Grenoble is twinned wi:^[2]

Catania, Italy, syne 1961[2] Innsbruck, Austrick, syne 1963[2] Essen, Germany, since 1976[2][3] Halle, Germany, since 1976[2] Chişinău, Moldova, since 1977[2][4]

Oxford, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1977[2][5][6] Rehovot, Israel, syne 1977[2] Phoenix, Unitit States, syne 1990[2][7] Pécs, Hungary, syne 1992[2] Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority, syne 1995[2]

Kaunas, Lithuanie, syne 1997[2] Sfax, Tunisie, syne 1998[2] Constantine, Algerie, syne 1999[2] Corato, Italy, syne 2002[2] Sevan, Armenie, syne 2009[2]

References

1. "Grenoble". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
2. Jérôme Steffenino, Marguerite Masson. "Ville de Grenoble – Coopérations et villes jumelles". Grenoble.fr. Retrieved 16 Mey 2013.
3. "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). © 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
4. "Oraşe înfrăţite (Twin cities of Minsk) [via WaybackMachine.com]" (in Romanian). Primăria Municipiului Chişinău. Archived frae the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 Julie 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
5. "Oxford's International Twin Towns". Oxford City Council. Archived frae the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
6. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 Julie 2013.
7. "Phoenix Sister Cities". Phoenix Sister Cities. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.