Grenoble is a town in south-eastern France, surrounded by mountains. It is located directly on the Isere River south-east of the city Lyon, France, in a valley of the French Alps. It's mountains reach up to 7000 feet above sea level. The Isere River splits Grenoble directly into two unequal parts. The population rate increased 5 times from the time 1860 - 1960, and the population rate is still growing today. To deal with the fast growing population of Grenoble, the city developed an urban renewal plan just for the occasion of the 1968 Winter Olympic Games that were held in Grenoble that year.
The city of Grenoble is a great city for manufacturing goods.
The many different types of manufacturing industries include goods such as plastics, rubber, cement, and even paper.
Grenoble uses advanced technology. With the technology they use, they are able to advance in their chemical, metallurgical, and nuclear industries.
At the start of the 20th century, they had become a prestigious city for education in areas such as nuclear and electronic research and engineering.
They had founded a university in the city since the year 1339.
Architecture also played an important role in Grenoble. For instance, the large sports stadium and the house of culture are two specials places that one should never over pass when in Grenoble.
Also, to place the Dauphinois Parliament, they used the 15th and 16th century Palais de Justice, which is a fine example of early architecture used in Grenoble.
The citizens of Grenoble especially take pride in two particular buildings, their library and museum.
The library contains many examples of great literature. One of these examples include the novels written by Stendhal, who was originally from Grenoble, living during 1783.
The museum is famous for its beautiful and greatly admired paintings.
Before 1968, Grenoble was a somewhat remote town practically only known to the others in France. However, the Olympics changed all that. The Olympics took place from February 6th-18th. There were a total of 37 different countries participating (Norway winning the most medals out of all of them) and a total of 1,158 athletes. There were seven different sports and 35 events. The opening ceremony was presented by President Charles de Gaulle, the president of France, who also said the oath during the presentation. Alain Calmat proudly lit the torch. The French athletes won four gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals. It was such a shock that the city of Grenoble was chosen because at that point, Grenoble was basically solely an industrial city. They paid just over 240 million dollars to make Grenoble appropriate for the games. During these games, France had done the best they had ever done in the Olympics, coming in just fourth place. Many people gave the credit to skier Jean-Claude Killy who swept all three Alpine events.
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67.1 |
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54.3 |
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Average Rainfall
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year mm 66.9 66.3 67.6 77.2 84.4 88.3 75.0 91.5 86.6 102.5 87.0 81.1 974.9 inches 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.4 4.0 3.4 3.2 38.4
