Autrans
Encyclopedia
Autrans is a commune
in the Isère
department in south-eastern France
.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, it hosted the biathlon
, cross country skiing, nordic combined
, and the ski jumping
normal hill events.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
department in south-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, it hosted the biathlon
Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics
-20 km:This was the first Olympics in which any missed target equaled a one minute penalty-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
, cross country skiing, nordic combined
Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics
-Men's event:-References:*...
, and the ski jumping
Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics
-Large hill:February 18, 1968-Normal hill:February 11, 1968-References:*...
normal hill events.