Bourgoin-Jallieu

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Bourgoin-Jallieu
Commune
An aerial view of Bourgoin-Jallieu
An aerial view of Bourgoin-Jallieu
Coat of arms of Bourgoin-Jallieu
Coat of arms
Location of Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu is located in France
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E / 45.5861; 5.2736Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E / 45.5861; 5.2736
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementLa Tour-du-Pin
CantonBourgoin-Jallieu
IntercommunalityCA Porte de l'Isère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Chriqui[1]
Area
1
24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
28,494
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,494 inhabitants in 2018 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.[3]

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[]

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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,368—    
1800 3,595+0.94%
1806 3,620+0.12%
1821 3,780+0.29%
1831 3,672−0.29%
1836 4,235+2.89%
1841 4,271+0.17%
1846 4,394+0.57%
1851 4,749+1.57%
1856 4,400−1.51%
1861 4,851+1.97%
1866 4,853+0.01%
1872 4,954+0.34%
1876 5,021+0.34%
1881 6,138+4.10%
1886 6,345+0.67%
1891 7,217+2.61%
1896 6,659−1.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 7,279+1.80%
1906 7,163−0.32%
1911 6,790−1.06%
1921 6,162−0.97%
1926 7,241+3.28%
1931 8,020+2.06%
1936 7,465−1.42%
1946 7,699+0.31%
1954 8,153+0.72%
1962 9,240+1.58%
1968 19,941+13.68%
1975 21,971+1.39%
1982 22,550+0.37%
1990 22,392−0.09%
1999 22,947+0.27%
2007 23,759+0.44%
2012 26,773+2.42%
2017 28,387+1.18%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities[]

Sport[]

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the D2 French national championship.

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:[5]

  • Germany Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
  • Italy Conselice, Italy
  • England Dunstable, England, United Kingdom
  • Germany Rehau, Germany
  • Netherlands Velsen, Netherlands
  • China Wujiang (Suzhou), China

Culture[]

Gastronomy[]

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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourgoin-Jallieu, EHESS. (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Les villes jumelées". bourgoinjallieu.fr (in French). Bourgoin-Jallieu. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

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