At the start of this year Grenoble was described as ‘France’s Silicon Valley’ and listed as one of the most desirable cities to live in the country. It embodied Emmanuel Macron’s ‘start-up nation’, the dynamic vision he sold to the French when he was elected president in 2017.
Millennial techies and green engineers flocked to the city nestled in the French Alps. As one energy boss boasted: ‘It’s true that being close to the mountains and nature can be an asset when recruiting.’
There have been 19 shootings in Grenoble as rival cartels battle it out for control of the lucrative drugs market
Grenoble recently featured in another list: the ten most dangerous places to live in France, based on crime data from the General Directorate for Internal Security. It was ranked sixth, although it may soon be moving upwards after a summer of bloodshed.
On Sunday a municipal cleaner witnessed a road traffic accident and approached the two vehicles to offer his assistance.
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