Rhône-Alpes is one of the top regions for economic activity in France as well as a popular tourist location. Once the region was the industrial heart of France and continues to be a leading manufacturing giant. Grenoble is situated only 100km away from Lyon and almost 550km away from Paris. But thanks to the advanced transportation infrastructure and fast train connections, you can easily reach Geneva, Turin, Munich, London and Brussels from Grenoble. A city of innovation, Grenoble is France’s number-one metropolitan area for research jobs. The town is even ahead of Paris and Toulouse. As proof of its status, Grenoble boasts leading bio and nanotechnological companies. The R&D sector is complemented by numerous engineering, wholesale and pharmaceutical businesses in Grenoble. Grenoble is also an educational hub in Rhône-Alpes. More than 60 thousand students attend universities in the city, with the majority studying science. As a result, the city receives a fair share of highly-educated, multinational talent pool. The city has a strong scene of high-tech clusters with more than 40 thousand jobs in digital tech and 25 thousand in electronics and micro- and nanoelectronics. IT and software provide 15 thousand jobs. New energy technologies, medicine and chemical industries also play an important role in the region’s economy.