The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Grenoble, France.

Prior to 11th century

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• 43 BCE – First mention of Cularo
• 4th century – Roman Catholic diocese of Cularo established.^[1]
• 292 – Gallo-Roman wall of Cularo completed
• 381 – Cularo becomes Gratianopolis
• 879 – Grenoble becomes part of the Kingdom of Provence.^[2]
• 902 – First reference of Grenoble Cathedral

11th–17th centuries

• 1012 – First mention of Saint-Laurent Church
• 1110 – The son of Count Guigues III of Albon is nicknamed Dauphin (Guigo Delphinus), later Dauphin of France
• 1219 – September: Grenoble flood 1219 [fr].^[3]
• 1337 – Conseil Delphinal [fr] (court) founded.^[4]
• 1339 – Gratianopolis becomes Gregnoble
• 1381 – Construction start of the Tour de l'Isle [fr]
• 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).^[5]
• 1453 - Parlement du Dauphiné [fr] created.
• 1539 - Palais du parlement du Dauphiné [fr] expanded.
• 1562 - Sacked by the Protestants under Baron des Adrets^[2]
• 1590 - Duke of Lesdiguières took the town in the name of Henry IV.^[2]
• 1592 - First Bastille built by Lesdiguières.
• 1625 – Hôtel de la Première présidence [fr] built.
• 1627 – General Hospital construction begins.^[4]
• 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 – Académie Delphinale [fr]^[6][2] and Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble^[7] founded.
• 1778 – October: Flood ("déluge de Saint-Crépin").^[3][8]
• 1788 – 7 June: Social unrest ("Day of the Tiles").
• 1790 – Grenoble becomes part of the Isère souveraineté.^[9][2]
• 1793 – Population: 20,019.
• 1798 – Museum of Grenoble established.

19th century

• 1810 – Saint Roch Cemetery opened
• 1815 - Opened its gates to Napoleon on his return from Elba on 7 March.^[2]
• 1836 – Extension of wall by general Haxo
• 1847 – Bastille rebuilt by general Haxo.
• 1858 – Chemins de fer du Dauphiné [fr] railway begins operating.
• 1859 – 2 November: Grenoble flood.^[3]
• 1864
  • Grenoble–Montmélian railway begins operating.
  • Chamber of Commerce established.^[10]
• 1886 – Population: 52,484.^[11]
• 1892 – FC Grenoble (football club) formed.
• 1894 – Tram begins operating.^(fr)
• 1899
  • Grenoble Power and Light Company [fr] established.
  • Grenoble-Chapareillan tramway [fr] begins operating.

20th century

• 1906
  • Opening of the Musée dauphinois
  • Population: 58,641.^[2]
• 1911 – Population: 77,438.^[12]
• 1925
  • International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism held in Grenoble.
  • Perret tower (Grenoble) erected.
• 1934 – Grenoble-Bastille cable car begins operating.
• 1945 – Le Dauphiné libéré newspaper begins publication.^[13]
• 1946 - Population: 102,161.
• 1956 - First works in Polygone Scientifique
• 1965 - Hubert Dubedout [fr] becomes mayor.
• 1966 – opening of Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation
• 1967
  • Palais des Sports (Grenoble) opens.
  • Foundation of the Institut Laue–Langevin
  • Foundation of LETI
• 1968
  • Gare de Grenoble rebuilt.
  • 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble.
• 1970 – Joseph Fourier University, Pierre Mendès-France University, and Stendhal University established.^[14]
• 1973 - Socialist Party national congress held in Grenoble.
• 1976 - Population : 166,037
• 1982 – Grenoble becomes part of the Rhône-Alpes region.
• 1983 – Alain Carignon becomes mayor.
• 1987 – Grenoble tramway begins operating.
• 1994
  • new building for the Museum of Grenoble
  • European Synchrotron Radiation Facility begins operating.
• 1995 – Michel Destot becomes mayor.
• 1997 – Grenoble Foot 38 (football club) formed.
• 1998
  • Musée de l'Ancien Évêché inaugurated
  • March: 1998 Rhône-Alpes regional election held.
• 2000 – Socialist Party national congress held in Grenoble again.

21st century

• 2001 – Opening of Patinoire Polesud
• 2004 – March: 2004 Rhône-Alpes regional election held.
• 2005 – Launch of téléGrenoble Isère (local television).
• 2006 – Opening of Minatec.
• 2008 – Stade des Alpes (stadium) opens.
• 2011 – Population: 157,424.;> opening of Clinatec
• 2014
  • March: Grenoble municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
  • Éric Piolle becomes mayor.
• 2015
  • Grenoble-Alpes Métropole established.
  • 110,000 people demonstrate against attacks in Paris
  • December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 [fr] held.^[15]
• 2016 – Grenoble becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.