Grenoble | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-27

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble


00:02:02 1 History
00:02:16 1.1 Antiquity
00:03:24 1.2 Middle Ages
00:06:19 1.3 Renaissance
00:08:21 1.4 From Louis XIV to the French Revolution
00:10:07 1.5 19th century
00:13:14 1.6 20th century
00:17:53 2 Geography
00:19:03 2.1 Climate
00:20:47 3 Population
00:20:56 4 Urbanism and architecture
00:22:04 5 Main sights
00:22:14 5.1 La Bastille
00:24:08 5.2 Palace of the Parliament of Dauphiné
00:25:04 5.3 Museum of Grenoble
00:26:27 5.4 Archaeological museums
00:27:52 6 Education and science
00:28:02 6.1 Secondary level
00:29:07 6.2 Higher education
00:30:59 6.2.1 Science and engineering
00:34:30 6.3 Knowledge and innovation community
00:34:51 7 Economy
00:35:39 7.1 Industry
00:36:02 7.2 Companies
00:37:24 7.3 Media
00:37:42 8 Sport
00:38:53 9 Transport
00:41:21 10 Culture
00:42:53 11 People from Grenoble
00:43:03 12 International relations
00:43:31 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:43:43 13 Gallery
00:43:53 14 See also



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Grenoble (; French pronunciation: ​[ɡʁənɔbl]; Arpitan: Grenoblo) is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère and is an important European scientific centre. The city advertises itself as the "Capital of the Alps", due to its size and its proximity to the mountains.
Grenoble's history goes back over 2,000 years, to a time when it was a small Gallic village. It gained somewhat in stature by becoming the capital of the Dauphiné in the 11th century, but Grenoble remained for most of its history a modest parliamentary and garrison city on the borders of the kingdom of France.
Industrial development increased the prominence of Grenoble through several periods of economic expansion over the last three centuries. This started with a booming glove industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, continued with the development of a strong hydropower industry in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, and ended with a post-World War II economic boom symbolized by the holding of the X Olympic Winter Games in 1968. The city has grown to be one of Europe's most important research, technology, and innovation centers, with each fifth inhabitant working directly in these domains.The population of the city (commune) of Grenoble was 158,180 at the 2016 census, while the population of the Grenoble metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine de Grenoble or "agglomération grenobloise") was 687,985. The residents of the city are called "Grenoblois".
The many suburb communes that make up the rest of the metropolitan area include three with populations exceeding 20,000: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Échirolles, and Fontaine.