Bourgoin-Jallieu
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  Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
| Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°ECoordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E | ||
| 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38053 / 38300 | |
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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:
- Champfleuri
- Funas
- Champaret
- Boussieu
- La Grive
- Montbernier
- Planbourgoin
- Pré-Bénit
- Mozas
- l'Oiselet
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,368 | — |
| 1800 | 3,595 | +6.7% |
| 1806 | 3,620 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 3,780 | +4.4% |
| 1831 | 3,672 | −2.9% |
| 1836 | 4,235 | +15.3% |
| 1841 | 4,271 | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 4,394 | +2.9% |
| 1851 | 4,749 | +8.1% |
| 1856 | 4,400 | −7.3% |
| 1861 | 4,851 | +10.3% |
| 1866 | 4,853 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 4,954 | +2.1% |
| 1876 | 5,021 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 6,138 | +22.2% |
| 1886 | 6,345 | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 7,217 | +13.7% |
| 1896 | 6,659 | −7.7% |
| 1901 | 7,279 | +9.3% |
| 1906 | 7,163 | −1.6% |
| 1911 | 6,790 | −5.2% |
| 1921 | 6,162 | −9.2% |
| 1926 | 7,241 | +17.5% |
| 1931 | 8,020 | +10.8% |
| 1936 | 7,465 | −6.9% |
| 1946 | 7,699 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 8,153 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 9,240 | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 19,941 | +115.8% |
| 1975 | 21,971 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 22,550 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 22,392 | −0.7% |
| 1999 | 22,947 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 23,659 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25,540 | +8.0% |
Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.
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
- 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
Twin towns – Sister cities
Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:
Dunstable, United Kingdom[1]
Rehau, Germany
Mut, Turkey- Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Conselice, Italy
Wujiang, China
Essouassi, Tunisia
Culture
Gastronomy
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:
- The chaudelets
- The brioche de Bourgoin
- The Isernoix
- The San-Antonio chocolate
- The Grande Dauphine
- The Galet du Bion
Literature
Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of San-Antonio book serie.
See also
References
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bourgoin-Jallieu. |
- Official website (French)
