Grenoble - Grenoble (English spelling)

Japanese: グルノーブル - ぐるのーぶる(英語表記)Grenoble
Grenoble - Grenoble (English spelling)

It is the capital of the Isère department in southeastern France. It was formerly the capital of the former province of Dauphine. Population 153,317 (1999), 160,649 (2015 census). Located 109 km southeast of Lyon, on both banks of the Isère River at the foot of the Great Chartreuse mountain range in the Dauphine Pre-Alps, it is a scenic resort and tourist destination. It is in the center of France's hydroelectric power generation area, and the manufacturing industries such as gloves, cement, machinery, electrical products, paper, and metal products are largely dependent on this electricity. It is also a center of nuclear physics research. It is also a transportation hub connecting the mountain region with the Rhône valley through the Isère River valley. The average temperature is 1.5°C in January and 20°C in July. The annual precipitation is 985 mm. There are 77 days of frost. In the second half of the 4th century, it came under the rule of the Roman Emperor Gratianus (reigned 375-383) and was named Gratianopolis, from which the name of the city is derived. In addition to the university founded in 1339, historical buildings include the 12th-13th century Notre Dame Cathedral, the Church of Saint-André, which contains the tomb of the medieval French knight Pierre Terrail Bayard (1473?-1524), and the Renaissance palace, which is now a courthouse. The city hosted the 1968 Winter Olympics. It was the birthplace of the writer Stendhal and the philosopher Condillac.

[Yukihiko Otake]

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Japanese:

フランス南東部、イゼール県の県都。かつては旧ドフィーネ州の州都であった。人口15万3317(1999)、16万0649(2015センサス)。リヨンの南東109キロメートル、ドフィーネ・プレ・アルプスの大シャルトルーズ山脈麓(ふもと)を流れるイゼール川の両岸に位置し、風光明媚(めいび)な保養地、観光地。フランスの水力発電地帯の中心にあり、手袋、セメント、機械、電気製品、紙類、金属製品などの製造業はその電力によるところが大きい。核物理研究の中心にもなっている。また、山岳地域と、イゼール川の谷を通じてローヌ川の谷へと結ぶ交通の要衝である。平均気温は1月1.5℃、7月20℃。年降水量985ミリメートル。霜の降りる日数77日。4世紀後半、ローマ皇帝グラティアヌスGratianus(在位375~383)の統治下に入り、グラティアノポリスGratianopolisと命名され、地名はこれに由来する。1339年創立の大学があるほか、歴史的建築物には、12~13世紀のノートルダム聖堂、中世フランス騎士バヤールPierre Terrail Bayard(1473?-1524)の墓のあるサン・アンドレ教会、現在は裁判所になっているルネサンス期の宮殿などがある。1968年冬季オリンピック大会の開催地。作家スタンダール、哲学者コンディヤックの生地。

[大嶽幸彦]

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