Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the Isère department in the province of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France.
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Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
Canton | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
Intercommunality | Porte de l'Isère |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Chriqui[1] |
Area 1 | 24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 28,387 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
The city had 26,773 inhabitants in 2015 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast 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:
- Champfleuri
- Funas
- Champaret
- Boussieu
- La Grive
- Montbernier
- Planbourgoin
- Pré-Bénit
- Mozas
- l'Oiselet
Population
Bougoin-Jallieu has a population of about 27,000 and last year it was about 25,000 or 26,000. In 1793 the population was 3368 and in 1800 it was 3595. The population has become larger mainly since the mid-20th century in Bourgoin-Jallieu. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.
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Personalities
- Jean-Pierre Andrevon, science fiction author
- Brahim Asloum, world boxing champion and Olympic gold medallist
- Julien Bonnaire, rugby union player
- Frédéric Dard, writer
- Marc Cécillon, French rugby union player
- Claudie Gallay, writer
- Yvon Gattaz, businessman
- Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer
- Stéphane Glas, rugby union player
- Kévin Monnet-Paquet, footballer
- Marcelle Pardé, resistance member
- Guy Savoy, chef
Sport
Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the D2 French national championship.
International relations
Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:[3]
- Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
- Conselice, Italy
- Dunstable, England, United Kingdom
- Rehau, Germany
- Velsen, Netherlands
- Wujiang (Suzhou), China
Culture
Gastronomy
Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the prestige of Lyon's gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following:
- chaudelets
- brioche de Bourgoin
- Isernoix
- San-Antonio chocolate
- Grande Dauphine
- Galet du Bion
- La Grise de Bazas
Literature
Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of the San-Antonio book series.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Les villes jumelées". bourgoinjallieu.fr (in French). Bourgoin-Jallieu. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bourgoin-Jallieu. |
- Official website (in French)