Bourgoin-Jallieu
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
| Canton | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| Intercommunality | Porte de l'Isère |
| Mayor | Alain Cottalorda (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 22,947 (1999) |
| - Density | 942 /km2 (2,440 /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. | |
Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E
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. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.
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[edit] 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 north-westward 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
[edit] People from Bourgoin-Jallieu
- 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
[edit] Sport
Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the Top 14 French national championship.
[edit] Twin towns
Dunstable, United Kingdom, since 2005
Rehau, Germany
Mut, Turkey- Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Conselice, Italy
Wujiang, China
Essouassi, Tunisia
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
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