Considering living and working in France? Read on for the lowdown on what makes Grenoble a great destination for expats.

François Lemaire of e-montage talks to Grenoble Life about his new local business offering flexible car servicing and repairs in English or French, and about starting out as an entrepreneur in the Capital of the Alps.

Gillian Cover tells us about the benefits of Gières basketball club which is bringing the European wheelchair basketball cup to the Grenoble area this March.

We catch up with Grenoble-based artist Jean Michel Ortholand to talk about his new exhibition Je suis un numéro, running at Galerie L’Etranger until 27 February.

Marie Verrey shares her tips with those Grenoble-based expats for whom improving their French features top of their New Year’s resolutions.

Mandy Besson shares news of Cité Scolaire Internationale’s annual pantomime production, this year to be Cinderella.

We meet Guilhem Martin, author of ‘Grenoble, Un climat à part’, a new book detailing his passionate observations of extraordinary weather phenomena in the Capital of the Alps.

Corinne Crespi of Sweet Home Grenoble tells us how the association can help newly arriving expats to discover the region and practise their French.

Géraldine is game-addict and founder of Comme une Française. She offers an insight on how games can improve your French, where to find them in Grenoble and where to play for free.

Miracle Maid is a Bilingual British Blogger based in the Grésivaudan who writes and rants in French and English. She shares a recent post with Grenoble Life.