Bourgoin-Jallieu

Bourgoin-Jallieu

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Bourgoin-Jallieu

Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E / 45.5861; 5.2736Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E / 45.5861; 5.2736
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement La Tour-du-Pin
Canton Bourgoin-Jallieu
Intercommunality Porte de l'Isère
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Vincent Chriqui
Area1 24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 25,540
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 38053 / 38300

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the Isère department of south-eastern France.

It lies 35 kilometres to the east-southeast of the city of Lyon.

Geography

Bourgoin is located 32 km from Lyon, 17 km from St Priest, the first suburb and 70 km from Grenoble. The town is next to the new town of l'Isle-d'Abeau and Saint-Exupéry International Airport.

The Bourbre flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.

Neighbourhoods in the municipality include:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,368—    
18003,595+6.7%
18063,620+0.7%
18213,780+4.4%
18313,672−2.9%
18364,235+15.3%
18414,271+0.9%
18464,394+2.9%
18514,749+8.1%
18564,400−7.3%
18614,851+10.3%
18664,853+0.0%
18724,954+2.1%
18765,021+1.4%
18816,138+22.2%
18866,345+3.4%
18917,217+13.7%
18966,659−7.7%
19017,279+9.3%
19067,163−1.6%
19116,790−5.2%
19216,162−9.2%
19267,241+17.5%
19318,020+10.8%
19367,465−6.9%
19467,699+3.1%
19548,153+5.9%
19629,240+13.3%
196819,941+115.8%
197521,971+10.2%
198222,550+2.6%
199022,392−0.7%
199922,947+2.5%
200623,659+3.1%
200925,540+8.0%

Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.

Personalities

Sport

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the D2 French national championship.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:

Culture

Gastronomy

La Brioche de Bourgoin

Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the glow of the Lyon gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of the Chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following:

Literature

Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of San-Antonio book serie.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

External links

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