Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu (LL- (fra)-Mecanautes-Bourgoin-Jallieu.wav) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The commune had 30,151 inhabitants in 2023 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.
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Key facts
• Name — Bourgoin-Jallieu • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — La Tour-du-Pin • Canton — Bourgoin-Jallieu • Insee — 38053 • Postal Code — 38300 • Mayor — Vincent Chriqui • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Porte de l'Isère • Elevation M — 254 • Area Km2 — 24.37
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Bourgoin-Jallieu appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a place (established 1967).
History
History
• Illustration — The Hôtel de Ville The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private residence and completed in around 1870.
Documentary record
The authority records date Bourgoin-Jallieu to 1967.
Geography
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
Population
Bourgoin-Jallieu has a population of about 28,000. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Bourgoin. A small town of about 3,500 inhabitants around 1800 and 7,000 around 1900, its population has rapidly increased since the 1960s. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.
Personalities
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 • Simon Gachet, racing driver • Claudie Gallay, writer • Yvon Gattaz, businessman • Stéphane Glas, rugby union player • Amine Gouiri, footballer • Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer • Fabien Michal, racing driver • Kévin Monnet-Paquet, footballer • Timothé Nadim, anti-bullying activist • Marcelle Pardé, resistance member • Guy Savoy, chef
Sport
Sport
Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the French third division. FC Bourgoin-Jallieu (fr) is the local association football team. Both the football and the rugby clubs play at the Stade Pierre Rajon. The 19th stage of the 2009 Tour de France ran through the town.
International relations
International relations
Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with: • Bergisch Gladbach, Germany • Conselice, Italy • Dunstable, England, United Kingdom • Rehau, Germany • Velsen, Netherlands • Wujiang (Suzhou), China
Gastronomy
Gastronomy
• Illustration — La Brioche de Bourgoin 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.
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- 2.Town of Bourgoin-Jallieu. Bourgoin-Jallieu, une ville, une histoire et un patrimoine à découvrir!. 13.
- 3.Cassini-Ehess 5316 Bourgoin-Jallieu
- 4.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 5.Bourgoin-Jallieu. Les villes jumelées. bourgoinjallieu.fr.
- 6.Meteociel. Normales et records pour Bourgoin (38).
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- Seyhan KurtAuthor
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