Grenoble

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.

 Education 
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation academy) is in Grenoble. Grenoble School of Management is also in the city, as well as the Université Grenoble-Alpes.

 Transport 
 Grenoble-Isère Airport

Twin towns — Sister cities
Grenoble is twinned with:
Catania, Italy, since 1961
Innsbruck, Austria, since 1963
Essen, Germany, since 1976
Halle, Germany, since 1976
Chişinău, Moldova, since 1977
Oxford, United Kingdom, since 1977
 Rehovot, Israel, since 1977Phoenix, United States, since 1990
Pécs, Hungary, since 1992
Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority, since 1995
Kaunas, Lithuania, since 1997
Sfax, Tunisia, since 1998
Constantine, Algeria, since 1999
Corato, Italy, since 2002

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