Vaulx-en-Velin
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Coordinates: 45°46′36″N 4°55′07″E / 45.7768°N 4.9186°ECoordinates: 45°46′36″N 4°55′07″E / 45.7768°N 4.9186°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon |
Arrondissement | Lyon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hélène Geoffroy[1] (PS) |
Area 1 | 20.95 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 50,823 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 69256 /69120 |
Elevation | 165–193 m (541–633 ft) (avg. 192 m or 630 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vaulx-en-Velin (French pronunciation: [vo ɑ̃ vəlɛ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the river Rhône.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Transport[]
- Metro line A
- Tram T3
- Several buses lines from Transports en commun lyonnais
- Rhônexpress
Personalities[]
- Marie-Frederique Ayissi, basketball player
- Junior Sambia, footballer
- Nathalie Arthaud, candidate for the 2012 presidential election, was one of the municipal councillors[5]
- Corinne Vigreux (born 1964), business executive, co-founder of TomTom
- Khal Torabully, writer, director
See also[]
- Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vaulx-en-Velin, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Conseillers municipaux". Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-27.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
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- Communes of Lyon Metropolis
- Metropolis of Lyon geography stubs