Décines-Charpieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ′ N , 4 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 171-240 m | |
| surface | 17.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 28,602 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,681 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69150 | |
| INSEE code | 69275 | |
| Website | www.decines.fr | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Décines-Charpieu |
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Décines-Charpieu is a commune with 28,602 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is located in the arrondissement of Lyon and was the capital of the canton of Décines-Charpieu until 2015 . Décines-Charpieu can be counted on the Banlieue of Lyon. The municipality is located about twelve kilometers east of the center of Lyon. The inhabitants are called Décinois or Décinoises .
geography
Located below the Rhône, the municipality is traversed by the Canal de Jonage , which connects the Rhône with the artificially dammed Réservoir du Grand-Large . To the north, Décines-Charpieu is bordered by Miribel in the Ain department, to the east by Meyzieu , to the south by Chassieu , to the south-west by Bron and to the west by Vaulx-en-Velin .
history
Finds that are dated to the Neolithic (2500 BC) and the Bronze Age (1800 BC) indicate an early settlement of the area. The investigations in the course of the construction of the sports facility in the Le Montout district brought even older finds to light. These could go back to 3700 BC. To be dated. Traces of metal processing show that there was a settlement in Gallo-Roman times in the second and first centuries BC.
Up until the beginning of the 20th century, Décines-Charpieu was dominated by rural areas. With the population growth of Lyons, Décines-Charpieu also grew. Numerous businesses settled here. In 1968 Décines-Charpieu moved from the Isère department to the Rhône department.
The Center national de la mémoire arménienne has existed in Décines-Charpieu since around 2013 . It is located about 10 km east of the monument to the Armenian genocide . Décines-Charpieu is characterized by immigration mainly from Armenians and Algerians .
traffic
Décines-Charpieu is connected to the Lyons tram network via tram line 3. The N 346 bypass, which runs through the municipality, should not be confused with Route nationale 346, which runs through the Nord department.
Buildings
Décines-Charpieu is the location of the Parc Olympique Lyonnais (also known as the Stade des Lumières or Grand Stade de Lyon), the third largest football stadium in France. The Stade des Lumières was completed in January 2016. The building replaced the previous Lyons stadium for the 2016 European Football Championship and is now used by Olympique Lyon .
Town twinning
- Stepanawan , Armenia, since 1992
- Monsummano Terme , Tuscany, Italy, since 2001
Personalities
- Jules Dewaquez (1899-1971), football player
- Jean Djorkaeff (* 1939), football player
- Youri Djorkaeff (* 1968), football player
- Yann Debayle (* 1981), biathlete
- Kamel Ramdani (* 1981), French-Algerian football player
- Abdelkader Ghezzal (* 1984), Franco-Algerian football player
- Thierry Hupond (* 1984), racing cyclist
- Newfel Ouatah (* 1985), French-Algerian boxer
- Jonathan Leria (born 1990), basketball player
- Malela Mutuale (* 1991), basketball player
- Rachid Ghezzal (* 1992), football player
