Grenoble

"Grenoble [gnbl] (en arpitano Grenoblo) es una ciudad del sureste de Francia, capital del departamento de Isère y conocida como la capital de los Alpes franceses. Con 156 659 habitantes es el centro de una aglomeración urbana de 664.832 habitantes, la segunda de la región Ródano-Alpes después de Lyon. La historia de la ciudad abarca un periodo de más de 2000 años. Grenoble fue desde el siglo XI capital del Delfinado. Durante los siglos XIX y XX experimentó un periodo de gran expansión económica, representado en la celebración de los X Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en 1968. Actualmente es un importante centro científico y tecnológico en Europa. También alberga instituciones de reconocimiento nacional, como el Museo de Grenoble."

"Grenoble (/rnobl/; French pronunciation: [.nbl]; 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 Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère. The city advertises itself as the "Capital of the Alps", due its size and its proximity to the mountains. Grenoble's history goes back more than 2,000 years, at 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 is now a significant scientific centre in Europe. The population of the city (commune) of Grenoble was 160,215 at the 2013 census, while the population of the Grenoble metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine de Grenoble or "agglomération grenobloise") was 664,832. The residents of the city are called "Grenoblois". The many communes that make up the metropolitan area include three suburbs with populations exceeding 20,000, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Échirolles, and Fontaine."