Boissieu

Boissieu (or Boissieux) is a French proper name coming from the south-east of France (Auvergne, Lyon, Alpes) probably meaning "woody place" ("bois" means wood in French).

People

Boissieu is the name of some French families:

• A family "de Boissieu" (originary from Forez, near Lyon, in the 16th century - and may be from Auvergne before) has many living members today. This family includes:
  • Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (1736-1810), the French artist and engraver
  • Claude Victor de Boissieu (1783-1868), artist
  • Henri de Boissieu (19th century), botanist
  • Alain de Boissieu (1914-2006), general son-in-law of the general Charles de Gaulle
  • Pierre de Boissieu (living), Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union () ().
  • Christian de Boissieu (living), professor of economics at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne university.

Places

• Boissieu is the name of somes small villages in these regions.