Bookstores in Grenoble
Bookstores reward the browsers. Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has 36 mapped right now, and 4 of them deal in used books. That's 36 bookshops mapped around Grenoble, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Grenoble (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ogygie and Gibert Joseph, plus Phénix. If a bookshop's missing from Grenoble's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Grenoble bookstore lineup
36 in Grenoble, plus 8 more around Grenoble below:
Ogygie
Bookstore0.1 km from Grenoble
Ogygie — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Ogygie: the map lists its hours as Mo, We-Sa 09:30-18:30; Su 13:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo, We-Sa 09:30-18:30; Su 13:00-18:30
Phone: +33 4 76 26 74 83
Gibert Joseph
Bookstore0.1 km from Grenoble
Gibert Joseph — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Gibert Joseph: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:30-18:45; Tu-Sa 10:00-18:45; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 10:30-18:45; Tu-Sa 10:00-18:45; Su off
Phone: +33 4 76 43 04 30
Phénix
Bookstore0.1 km from Grenoble
Phénix — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Phénix: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 80 80 90 75
Gibert Joseph
Used bookstore0.1 km from Grenoble
Gibert Joseph — Used bookstore. Also worth knowing about Gibert Joseph: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:30-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 10:30-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su off
Phone: +33 4 76 43 93 42
Harry Morgan
Bookstore0.1 km from Grenoble
Harry Morgan is Bookstore.
La Bouqinerie
Bookstore0.2 km from Grenoble
La Bouqinerie is Bookstore on 9 Boulevard Agutte Sembat, Grenoble. La Bouqinerie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00.
9 Boulevard Agutte Sembat, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
Les Modernes
Bookstore0.2 km from Grenoble
Les Modernes — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Les Modernes: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 76 27 41 50
Librairie Le Square
Bookstore0.2 km from Grenoble
Librairie Le Square is Bookstore on 2 Square Docteur Léon Martin, Grenoble. Librairie Le Square also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 09:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
2 Square Docteur Léon Martin, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 09:00-19:00
Librairie Chrétienne
Bookstore0.2 km from Grenoble
Librairie Chrétienne is Bookstore.
Fnac Grenoble Victor Hugo
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
Fnac Grenoble Victor Hugo is Bookstore. Fnac Grenoble Victor Hugo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:30
Phone: 0 825 02 00 20
Renaissance
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
Renaissance — Bookstore.
Les Gones
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
Les Gones is Bookstore.
Nunc !
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
Nunc ! is Bookstore. Nunc ! also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 14:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 14:00-18:00
La Caverne
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
La Caverne — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about La Caverne: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-19:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-19:00
Café-librairie Luna
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
Café-librairie Luna is Bookstore. Café-librairie Luna also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:30
L'or du temps
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
L'or du temps is Bookstore. L'or du temps also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33476475429
Decitre
Bookstore0.3 km from Grenoble
Decitre is Bookstore on 14 Place Grenette, Grenoble. Decitre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Place Grenette, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-19:00
Phone: +33 4 76 03 36 36
Librairie des Alpes
Bookstore0.4 km from Grenoble
Librairie des Alpes is Bookstore. Librairie des Alpes also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-19:00
Librairie Papeterie Arthaud
Bookstore0.4 km from Grenoble
Librairie Papeterie Arthaud — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie Papeterie Arthaud: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 76 42 49 81
Peanut Butter Books
Bookstore0.5 km from Grenoble
Peanut Butter Books — Bookstore, found on 39 Avenue Alsace Lorraine in Grenoble. Also worth knowing about Peanut Butter Books: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:30-19:00, Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
39 Avenue Alsace Lorraine, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:30-19:00, Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +33 4 76 86 46 80
Momie Mangas
Bookstore0.5 km from GrenobleRun by SAS Momie Folie
Momie Mangas is Bookstore run by SAS Momie Folie. Momie Mangas also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 76 51 66 22
BD en Stock
Used bookstore0.5 km from Grenoble
BD en Stock is Used bookstore on 4 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. BD en Stock also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-12:30,14:00-19:00.
4 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 38000
Hours: Tu,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-12:30,14:00-19:00
Librairie la Dérive
Bookstore0.5 km from Grenoble
Librairie la Dérive is Bookstore on 10 Place Sainte-Claire, Grenoble. Librairie la Dérive also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-19:00; Mo 15:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Place Sainte-Claire, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-19:00; Mo 15:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 76 54 75 46
Momie Romance
Bookstore0.6 km from Grenoble
Momie Romance is Bookstore. Momie Romance also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
La Cabane des Renards
Bookstore0.6 km from Grenoble
La Cabane des Renards is Bookstore. La Cabane des Renards also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-12:00,15:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-12:00,15:00-18:30
Phone: +33 9 87 65 50 07
Librairie Notre-Dame
Bookstore0.6 km from Grenoble
Librairie Notre-Dame — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie Notre-Dame: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00,14:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00,14:00-19:00
Omerveilles
Used bookstore0.7 km from Grenoble
Omerveilles is Used bookstore. Omerveilles also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 76 24 77 82
1001 feuilles
Bookstore0.8 km from Grenoble
1001 feuilles is Bookstore on 1 Rue Chenoise, Grenoble. 1001 feuilles also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu 12:00-18:30; We, Th 10:00-18:30; Fr, Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Rue Chenoise, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: Tu 12:00-18:30; We, Th 10:00-18:30; Fr, Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +33 4 76 14 80 82
OrthoMath soutien scolaire
Bookstore1.2 km from Grenoble
OrthoMath soutien scolaire — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about OrthoMath soutien scolaire: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00
Antigone
Bookstore1.6 km from Grenoble
Antigone is Bookstore on 22 Rue des Violettes, Grenoble. Antigone also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 18:30-21:30; Su 17:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
22 Rue des Violettes, Grenoble, 38000
Hours: We 18:30-21:30; Su 17:00-20:00
Lyre
Bookstore2.6 km from Grenoble
Lyre — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Lyre: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
Livres Neufs A Prix Réduits
Bookstore3.4 km from Grenoble
Livres Neufs A Prix Réduits — Bookstore on 60 Avenue de la Chartreuse.
60 Avenue de la Chartreuse
Les P'tits Livres de Manon
Bookstore5.3 km from Grenoble
Les P'tits Livres de Manon — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Les P'tits Livres de Manon: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +33 9 81 52 59 70
Bourse aux livres
Bookstore6.0 km from GrenobleRun by Association ETS Fort du Saint-Eynard
Run by Association ETS Fort du Saint-Eynard, Bourse aux livres is Bookstore.
La Marmotte
Bookstore9.7 km from Grenoble
La Marmotte — Bookstore.
Stand bouquiniste
Used bookstore9.7 km from Grenoble
Stand bouquiniste is Used bookstore. Stand bouquiniste also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa-Su 10:30-12:30.
Hours: Sa-Su 10:30-12:30
What the map tells us about bookstores in Grenoble
27 of the 36 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
17 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
4 of the shops are tagged as selling used books — the second-hand shelves are where out-of-print gems and first editions turn up for pocket change.
The Grenoble bookstore crawl
The efficient Grenoble bookstore crawl strings these together: Ogygie, Gibert Joseph, Phénix, Gibert Joseph, Harry Morgan, La Bouqinerie on 9 Boulevard Agutte Sembat, Les Modernes, and Librairie Le Square on 2 Square Docteur Léon Martin — 36 stops, one logical order. 28 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Grenoble
A few things worth knowing before you work through Grenoble's bookstores:
- Check the cookbook section at Ogygie. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at Gibert Joseph. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Don't overlook the classics wall. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
- Look for local history. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Grenoble — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Grenoble can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 36, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 36 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Grenoble
8 more within about 25 km of Grenoble, nearest first:
La page d'accueil
Bookstore13.0 km from Grenoble
La page d'accueil is Bookstore. La page d'accueil also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30,14:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30,14:30-18:30
Phone: +33 4 76 13 02 52
Librairie L'Esprit Vif
Bookstore15.4 km from Grenoble
Librairie L'Esprit Vif is Bookstore on 8 Rue Champollion, Vif. Librairie L'Esprit Vif also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; Sa 09:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
8 Rue Champollion, Vif, 38450
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; Sa 09:30-18:30
Phone: +33 9 77 05 64 45
L'Arrosoir
Bookstore16.1 km from Grenoble
L'Arrosoir is Bookstore on 40 Rue des Grives, Crolles. L'Arrosoir also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:15,14:30-18:45; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
40 Rue des Grives, Crolles, 38920
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:15,14:30-18:45
Phone: +33 4 76 92 23 07
Librairie au temps retrouvé
Bookstore19.0 km from Grenoble
Librairie au temps retrouvé is Bookstore on 42 Place des Martyrs. Librairie au temps retrouvé also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00,14:30-19:00; Mo 14:30-19:00.
42 Place des Martyrs
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00,14:30-19:00; Mo 14:30-19:00
La main gauche
Bookstore20.9 km from Grenoble
La main gauche is Bookstore. La main gauche also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 15:00-18:30; Sa 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: We-Fr 15:00-18:30; Sa 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:30
Phone: +33 6 81 59 16 74
Au Librius
Bookstore22.2 km from Grenoble
Au Librius — Bookstore on Rue Dode. Also worth knowing about Au Librius: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-12:00, 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Rue Dode
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-12:00, 14:00-18:00
Phone: +33 4 76 35 52 58
Au Bord du Jour
Bookstore22.2 km from Grenoble
Au Bord du Jour is Bookstore. Au Bord du Jour also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30; Tu-Sa 14:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-12:30; Tu-Sa 14:00-19:00
Librairie Colibri
Bookstore22.3 km from Grenoble
Librairie Colibri is Bookstore. Librairie Colibri also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th 10:00-13:30,14:30-18:30; We,Fr,Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu,Th 10:00-13:30,14:30-18:30; We,Fr,Sa 10:00-13:00,14:30-18:30
Phone: +33 4 76 05 00 67
Bookstore listings for Grenoble: 36 in Grenoble and 8 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.