Commune of Grenoble

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The Commune of Grenoble is a major city and municipality in southeastern France, known for its role in the French Resistance during World War II and its status as a scientific and university center in the Alps.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
City of Grenoble 1
Commune of Grenoble canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
adminCenterOf Isère department
area 18.13 square kilometres
country France
elevationMax 600 meters
elevationMin 204 meters
hasAirport Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport
hasMayor Éric Piolle
hasMuseum Musée dauphinois
Musée de Grenoble
hasPublicTransportSystem Grenoble tramway
hasResearchCenter CEA Grenoble
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Institut Laue-Langevin
MINATEC
hasSportsTeam Brûleurs de Loups ice hockey team
Grenoble Foot 38
hasUniversity Université Grenoble Alpes
historicalEvent site of significant French Resistance activity in World War II
hostedEvent 1968 Winter Olympics (nearby venues and facilities)
INSEECODE 38185
knownFor high-technology industries
role in the French Resistance during World War II
scientific research
university education
language French
locatedAtConfluenceOf Drac River
Isère River
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
French Alps
Isère department
southeastern France
locatedInMountainRange Alps
mayorParty Europe Ecology – The Greens
nicknamed Capital of the Alps
partOf Grenoble metropolitan area
Grenoble urban unit
postalCode 38000
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
traversedBy Drac River
Isère River
twinnedWith Córdoba (Spain)
linked to: Córdoba

Innsbruck
Katowice
Oxford
Turin

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Croix de la Libération notableRecipient Commune of Grenoble
Stade des Alpes ownedBy City of Grenoble
linked to: Commune of Grenoble