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Grenoble (grənô`blə), city (1990 pop. 153,973), capital of Isère dept., SE France, on the Isère River at the foot of the Alps. It is the hydroelectric center of France and has an important nuclear-research center. Metals, electrical equipment, chemicals, and food products are the chief manufactures. An ancient city of the Allobroges and a Roman city, Grenoble came under the Burgundians (5th cent.), the Franks (6th cent.), and the kingdom of Provence (9th–11th cent.). When that kingdom broke up, Grenoble became a possession of the dauphins of Viennois; Dauphiné along with its capital, Grenoble, passed to the French crown in 1349. The parlement of Grenoble was strongly anti-Royalist during the French Revolution. In Grenoble are a famous university (founded 1339); the Cathedral of Notre Dame (12–13th cent.); the Church of St. André (13th–14th cent.), which contains the tomb of the military hero Pierre Bayard; the Renaissance palace of the dauphins (now the courthouse); and an art museum. Another museum is devoted to Stendhal, who was born in Grenoble. Near the city is the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery founded in 1084. Grenoble is a noted tourist and skiing center and was the site of the 1968 winter Olympics.

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Grenoble

City (pop., 1999: 153,317), southeastern France. It lies along the Isère River, which divides the city into two parts. The old town occupies the cramped right bank, while the newer part of the town spreads out into the plain on the left bank. Grenoble was the capital of the Dauphiné. It was a centre of the French Resistance during World War II. Sites of interest include a 13th-century cathedral, the 15th-century Palais de Justice, and the University of Grenoble (founded 1339).

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Grenoble

a city in SE France, on the Is?re River: university (1339). Pop.: 153 317 (1999)

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Grenoble 

a city in southeastern France, in the province of Dauphiné. It is picturesquely situated in the valley of the Isère River, near its juncture with the Drac River; it is surrounded by mountains. Administrative center of the department of Isère. Population, 162,000 (1968). Grenoble is an important transportation center and has electrotechnical, chemical, paper, food, and glove industries. There are large hydroelectric stations near the city. Grenoble has a university and an institute for nuclear research. It is a center for mountaineering and winter sports. The X Winter Olympic Games took place in Grenoble in 1968.

Fort Rabeau (15th century) is situated on the hill above the right bank of the Isère. The narrow streets of the old quarter of the city, rich with architectural monuments, lie next to broad highways and spectacular buildings of the mid-20th century. Some of Grenoble’s ancient monuments are the crypt of Saint Laurent (late eighth century), the Cathedral of Notre Dame (llth-13th centuries), the Church of Saint André (13th century), the Palace of Justice (15th and 16th centuries), and the town hall (16th century). Modern points of interest in Grenoble include the New Town Hall (architect, M. Novarin), the Palace of Exhibitions (architects, C. and J. Pruvé), the Palace of Culture (architect, A. Wogenscky), and residential areas interesting for architectural and spatial reasons. The Ice Palace (designed by R. Demartini and P. Junillon) and the Olympic village (designed by M. Novarina) were built for the Winter Olympic Games of 1968. The Museum of Fine Arts and the Stendhal Museum are located in Grenoble.

REFERENCE

Veyret, P. and G. Grenoble: Capitale alpine. Grenoble, 1967.