The Chartreuse Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble in the south to the Lac du Bourget in the north. It is part of the French Prealps, which continue as the Bauges to the north and the Vercors to the south.
The arrondissement of Grenoble is an arrondissement of France in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Since the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Isère, it has 267 communes.
The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is an arrondissement of France in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Since the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Isère, it has 137 communes.
The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Isère department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Grenoble. It is located in the Isère department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de Grenoble. Its population was 451,752 in 2014, of which 163,625 in Grenoble proper.
Canton of Matheysine-Trièves is a canton of the Isère département, in south-eastern part of France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. The seat of the canton is in La Mure. It takes its name from the regions Matheysine and Trièves.
Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse is a French intercommunality composed of 17 communes, situated in the departments of Isère and Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was founded on January 1, 2014.
The Réserve naturelle nationale des Hauts de Chartreuse (RNN136) is a national nature reserve located in Rhône-Alpes in the Chartreuse mountains. Classified in 1997, it covers 4,450 hectares and forms a vast rocky tray bordered by cliffs which has mountain and subalpine environments.
The canton of Château-Renault is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Château-Renault.
The canton of Bièvre is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Côte-Saint-André.
The canton of Le Haut-Grésivaudan is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pontcharra.
The canton of Oisans-Romanche is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vizille.
The canton of Le Sud Grésivaudan is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Marcellin.
The canton of Voiron is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Voiron.
The canton of Charvieu-Chavagneux is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Charvieu-Chavagneux.
The canton of Grenoble-2 is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Grenoble.
The canton of Meylan is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Meylan.
The canton of Le Pont-de-Claix is an administrative division of the Isère department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Le Pont-de-Claix.
The canton of Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux is an administrative division of the Jura department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux.
