Saint-Martin-d'Hères (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ dɛʁ]; Arpitan: Sant-Martin-d’Èra) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

During the Middle Ages it was administered at some points by the lords of the Castle of Gières, and at other times by the bishop of Grenoble, who had religious and seigniorial disputes with the former.

[5][6] The city remained a mostly rural area, until the 19th century, when it saw its first industrial developments with the opening of roads and railways.

In the 1950s and the 1960s the city saw a "new era" with a significant demographic expansion caused by the installation of the University of Grenoble.

The CUEF offers second language instruction in French, and attracts students from a variety of foreign countries.