A Walk Around the Beautiful City of Grenoble, France

Grenoble 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 became the capital of the Dauphiné in the 11th century.

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 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.

[disheng]

I lived here for more than 1 year. Many places look so familiar....🙂

[annemasci]

Bonjour. Merci Michael pour cette belle vidéo de la ville de mon enfance. La visite de la Bastille. Grenoble très belle ville à vivre et à visiter. Encore merci.

[ΔημητρηςΦιλος]

I really enjoyed your half-an-hour video. Some things have changed compare to 1992-1993. At that time, the Grenoble metropolitan area counted about souls. I was living in Île Verte and taking the B Tramway line almost every day. The "Saxo", that you recorded in the second half of your film, was one place I used to go at with friends. Thank you for this.

[Ssurvivorsurd]

I lived here for 2 years.. what a beautiful city!! Love every inch of it..
#survivorsurd

[mikemorenobcn]

the city looks so nice and elegant! and not too crowded and people seem so calm and polite! i also liked that river and the 'teleferique' and the views, all the nice restaurants, the bikes, and of course the alps so near that i imagine bring in nice fresh, clean air. hope i get to visit there some day!! congratulations on shooting such a good film for locals and visitors alike to enjoy! greetings from Columbus, OH, USA.

[MrWillywax]

YEAH MAN, THAT'S MY CITY 🙂
Bless you !

[patriciamaar]

Belle Grenoble, j'aimerais y aller!!.

[tktk]

Hello! Thank you for sharing this video! You have captured Grenoble at a beautiful time of year, can you tell me what month it was during filming?

[simplife]

What camera and gadjets do you use to film? Thanks!

[MrWillywax]

Did you have a walk on "Cours Jean Jaurès" ? It's the longest street in whole Europe straightforward (8 kilometers long, which is 5 miles, pretty much)

[madilynwilson]

My fav city in France next to París of course !!!

[markoshea]

there's a famous fountain? And 'The Day of the Tiles'? ...and Who was the Dauphin(oise).

[sowmyaraykar]

I loved it .. Would like work in france which is one of my dream from Indian gal..is any can help me there

[DanielS]

cafe des alps on the road up to the fort

[touatifettouma]

Pourquoi mon commentaire a disparu ? J'ai grandi dans cette ville;

[touatifettouma]

My city, when i am young;. Pourquoi en Anglais ?

[hiphop]

I thing you must take permition to show some people face in the video ???

[erickbosck]

Une of the most dangerous city of France