The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of Grenoble, France.

Prior to 11th century

* 43 BCE – First mention of Cularo * 4th century – Roman Catholic diocese of Cularo established. * 292 – Gallo-Roman wall of Cularo completed * 381 – Cularo becomes Gratianopolis * 879 – Grenoble becomes part of the

Kingdom of Provence The Kingdom of Lower Burgundy, or Cisjurane Burgundy, was a historical kingdom in what is now southeastern France, so-called because it was lower down the Rhône Valley than Upper Burgundy. It included some of the territory of the Kingdom of ...

. * 902 – First reference of

Grenoble Cathedral Grenoble Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Grenoble, France. It is a national monument, and is the seat of the Bishop of Grenoble (since 2006 Bishop of Grenoble–Vienne). Hist ...

11th–17th centuries

* 1012 – First mention of Saint-Laurent Church * 1110 – The son of Count

Guigues III of Albon Guigues the Old, called Guigues III (born 1050/1060; died 21 December 1133), was a Count of Albon from 1079, when the County of Vienne, then in the possession of the Archdiocese of Vienne, was divided between him and Humbert I of Savoy, who rec ...

is nicknamed Dauphin (Guigo Delphinus), later

Dauphin of France Dauphin of France (, also ; french: Dauphin de France ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (''Dauphin de Viennois''), was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. The word ''dauphin'' ...

* 1219 – September: . * 1337 – (court) founded. * 1339 – Gratianopolis becomes Gregnoble * 1381 – Construction start of the * 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1453 - created. * 1539 - expanded. * 1562 - Sacked by the Protestants under

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* 1590 - Duke of Lesdiguières took the town in the name of Henry IV. * 1592 - First Bastille built by Lesdiguières. * 1625 – built. * 1627 – General Hospital construction begins. * 1639 – Construction start of a new wall by François de Bonne de Crequi * 1647 – Construction start of Sainte-Marie-d'en-Bas * 1675 – End of the construction of the wall by Crequi * 1699 – Saint-Louis Church erected

18th century

* 1772 – and

Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble The Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble is a library in Grenoble, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Am ...

founded. * 1778 – October: Flood ("déluge de Saint-Crépin"). * 1788 – 7 June: Social unrest ("

Day of the Tiles The Day of the Tiles (french: Journée des Tuiles) was an event that took place in the French town of Grenoble on 7 June in 1788. It was one of the first disturbances which preceded the French Revolution, and is credited by a few historians as ...

"). * 1790 – Grenoble becomes part of the

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.souveraineté. * 1793 – Population: 20,019. * 1798 – Museum of Grenoble established.

19th century

* 1810 –

Saint Roch Cemetery Saint Roch Cemetery (french: Cimetière Saint-Roch) is the first municipal cemetery in the city of Grenoble, France. It was blessed by the bishop of Grenoble Claude Simon on 19 August 1810.According to web site of Association Saint-Roch ! Vous a ...

opened * 1815 - Opened its gates to

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

on his return from Elba on 7 March. * 1836 – Extension of wall by general Haxo * 1847 – Bastille rebuilt by general Haxo. * 1858 – railway begins operating. * 1859 – 2 November: Grenoble flood. * 1864 **

Grenoble–Montmélian railway The railway from Grenoble to Montmélian is a long railway in southeastern France. It was built by the PLM and opened on 15 September 1864 (as a double track) to provide a link between Grenoble and Montmélian. In September 1991 it was electrif ...

begins operating. ** Chamber of Commerce established. * 1886 – Population: 52,484. * 1892 –

FC Grenoble The Football Club de Grenoble Rugby (FCG) is a French rugby union club based in Grenoble and founded in 1892. FCG was champion of France in 1954 and runner-up in 1918 and in 1993 during a controversial final, being deprived of the title of cham ...

(football club) formed. * 1894 – Tram begins operating.^{( fr)} * 1899 ** established. ** begins operating.

20th century

* 1906 ** Opening of the

Musée dauphinois The ''Musée dauphinois'' (Dauphinois Museum), located in Grenoble (France), is dedicated to the ethnography, archaeology, history and society of the former province of the Dauphiné. Situated above the neighbourhood of Saint-Laurent in the listed ...

** Population: 58,641. * 1911 – Population: 77,438. * 1925 **

International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism The International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism (French: ''Exposition internationale de la houille blanche et du tourisme'') was an exhibition which ran from May 21 to October 25, 1925 in the city of Grenoble in France, in order to promote ...

held in Grenoble. ** Perret tower (Grenoble) erected. * 1934 –

Grenoble-Bastille cable car The Grenoble-Bastille cable car (french: Téléphérique de Grenoble Bastille), also affectionately known as ''Les bulles'' ( en, the bubbles), is a cable car in the French city of Grenoble. It links the city centre with the Bastille, a former for ...

begins operating. * 1945 – ''

Le Dauphiné libéré ''Le Dauphiné libéré'' is a provincial daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on local news and events. The paper is published in Grenoble, France. History and profile Founded in 1945, it takes the name from the former province of Da ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1946 - Population: 102,161. * 1956 - First works in

Polygone Scientifique The Polygone Scientifique (en: Scientific Polygon) is a neighborhood of the city of Grenoble in France. It includes a significant number of research centers in a presque-isle between Isère (river), Isère and Drac (river), Drac. History Polygo ...

* 1965 - becomes mayor. * 1966 – opening of Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation * 1967 **

Palais des Sports (Grenoble) Palais des Sports, known also as the Palais des sports Pierre Mendes or "Le Stade Olympique de Glace" is an indoor ice hockey arena, located in Paul Mistral Park in Grenoble, France. The vaulted roof structure was built from November 1966 to Ap ...

opens. ** Foundation of the

Institut Laue–Langevin The Institut Laue–Langevin (ILL) is an internationally financed scientific facility, situated on the Polygone Scientifique in Grenoble, France. It is one of the world centres for research using neutrons. Founded in 1967 and honouring the phy ...

** Foundation of

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* 1968 **

Gare de Grenoble Grenoble is the main railway station located in Grenoble, Isère, France. The station was opened on 3 January 1849 and is located on the Lyon–Marseille (via Grenoble) railway and Grenoble–Montmélian railway. The train services are operated ...

rebuilt. **

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

held in Grenoble. * 1970 –

Joseph Fourier University Joseph Fourier University (UJF, french: Université Joseph Fourier, also known as Grenoble I) was a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health. It is now part of the Universit ...

, Pierre Mendès-France University, and

Stendhal University Stendhal University (french: Université Stendhal, also known as Grenoble III) was a university located in the outskirts of Grenoble, France that offered courses in foreign languages and cultures, ancient and modern literature, language and commun ...

established. * 1973 - Socialist Party

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held in Grenoble. * 1976 - Population : * 1982 – Grenoble becomes part of the

Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône an ...

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. * 1983 – Alain Carignon becomes mayor. * 1987 –

Grenoble tramway The Grenoble tramway (french: Tramway de Grenoble) is the tram system in the city of Grenoble in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. In 1987, Grenoble became the second French city to reintroduce trams, the first being the Nantes tramway. The cur ...

begins operating. * 1994 ** new building for the Museum of Grenoble ** European Synchrotron Radiation Facility begins operating. * 1995 –

Michel Destot Michel Destot (born 2 September 1946) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Isère department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He was the mayor of Grenoble between 1995 and ...

becomes mayor. * 1997 – Grenoble Foot 38 (football club) formed. * 1998 **

Musée de l'Ancien Évêché The Musée de l'Ancien Évêché (Museum of the Former Bishopric) is a departmental museum located in Grenoble, France and dedicated to the Isère heritage through the history of its Bishop's palace. Inaugurated in 1998, it is settled in the forme ...

inaugurated ** March: 1998 Rhône-Alpes regional election held. * 2000 – Socialist Party

held in Grenoble again.

21st century

* 2001 – Opening of Patinoire Polesud * 2004 – March: 2004 Rhône-Alpes regional election held. * 2005 – Launch of

téléGrenoble Isère téléGrenoble Isère is a private local TV channel of Grenoble's agglomeration in France. It broadcast in digital television and it is also received in a large part of Isère (Voiron and in Oisans for the ski resorts as Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Al ...

(local television). * 2006 – Opening of

Minatec Minatec (initially called the Micro and Nanotechnology Innovation Centre) is a research complex specializing in micro-nano technologies in Grenoble, France. The centre was inaugurated in June 2006 by François Loos, French Minister Delegate ...

. * 2008 – Stade des Alpes (stadium) opens. * 2011 – Population: 157,424.;> opening of

Clinatec Clinatec is a biomedical research center based at the Polygone Scientifique in Grenoble. Doctors, biologists and Nanotechnology, micro- and nanotechnology experts work side by side at the 6,000 m2 facility. Around a hundred researchers and employe ...

* 2014 ** March: held. **

Éric Piolle Éric Piolle (born 6 January 1973) is a French politician of Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) who has been serving as mayor of Grenoble since 2014. . He was Regional Councillor of Rhône-Alpes from March 2010 to April 2014. Education and bus ...

becomes mayor. * 2015 ** Grenoble-Alpes Métropole established. ** people demonstrate against attacks in Paris ** December: held. * 2016 – Grenoble becomes part of the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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