Grenoble 1968, France’s second Olympic Winter Games after Chamonix 1924, accelerated the growth of the city in the foothills of the Alps, which had seen its population double in the 1950s and 60s. This provided impetus for the city’s development, and the improvements made to transport links and urban infrastructure in time for Grenoble 1968 helped trigger economic growth and make the city the innovative, forward-looking place that it is today.
