Creys-Mépieu

Creys-Mépieu
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Morestel
Community association	Les Balcons du Dauphiné
Coordinates	45 ° 44 ′ N , 5 ° 29 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 ′ N , 5 ° 29 ′ E
height	200–343 m
surface	28.99 km 2
Residents	1,503 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	38510
INSEE code	38139
Website	http://www.creys-mepieu.com/
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Creys-Mépieu

Creys-Mépieu is a French commune with 1,503 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the La Tour-du-Pin arrondissement and is part of the canton of Morestel .

geography

Creys-Mépieu is about 51 kilometers east of Lyon on the Rhone , which forms the eastern municipal border. Creys-Mépieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Briord in the north, Lhuis in the east, Saint-Victor-de-Morestel in the south and south-east, Arandon in the south and south-west, Courtenay in the west and Bouvesse-Quirieu in the north-west.

The Superphénix nuclear facility is located in the municipality .