Oullins

Oullins
Oullins
	The town hall in Oullins
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Oullins
	Location within Rhône-Alpes region Oullins
	Coordinates: 45°42′54″N 4°48′30″E / 45.71500°N 4.8083°ECoordinates: 45°42′54″N 4°48′30″E / 45.71500°N 4.8083°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	François-Noël Buffet (LR)
Area1	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	25,896
• Density	5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	69149 / 69600
Elevation	163–253 m (535–830 ft); (avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
	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.

Oullins (French pronunciation: [ulɛ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.

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