Bourgoin-Jallieu (French pronunciation: [buʁɡwɛ̃ ʒaljø] ⓘ; Arpitan: Brégon) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.[3]
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 Bourgoin-Jallieu city centre | |
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Location of Bourgoin-Jallieu  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 | CA Porte de l'Isère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Chriqui[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 29,577 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/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. | |
Geography edit
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 edit
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.
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Personalities edit
- 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
- Amine Gouiri, footballer
- Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer
- Stéphane Glas, rugby union player
- Kévin Monnet-Paquet, footballer
- Marcelle Pardé, resistance member
- Guy Savoy, chef
Sport edit
Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the Second Division French national championship.
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 edit
Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:[5]
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Conselice, Italy
Dunstable, England, United Kingdom- Rehau, Germany
Velsen, Netherlands
Wujiang (Suzhou), China
Culture edit
Gastronomy edit
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 edit
Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of the San-Antonio book series.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourgoin-Jallieu, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les villes jumelées". bourgoinjallieu.fr (in French). Bourgoin-Jallieu. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)
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