Rillieux-la-Pape
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 165-329 m | |
| surface | 14.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 30,012 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,073 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69140 | |
| INSEE code | 69286 | |
| Website | ville-rillieux-la-pape.fr | |
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Rillieux-la-Pape is a French municipality with 30,012 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Rillieux-la-Pape is located in the northeast of the greater Lyon area . It is one of 57 municipalities that together form the Métropole de Lyon , with a total of 1,452,952 inhabitants (2007) it is the second largest metropolitan area in France. The historical buildings and topography are characteristic, as today's municipality extends between the villages of Crépieux-la-Pape and Rillieux . In addition, Rillieux-la-Pape received a rating of two roses as part of the Concours des villes et villages fleuris competition of the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (German: National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages).
history
The municipality was created in 1972 from the union of the two villages Crépieux-la-Pape and Rillieux , which belonged to the Ain department until 1967 . In the same year u. a. the two villages with other municipalities of the Ain and Isère departments incorporated into the Rhône department on the occasion of the creation of the Communauté urbaine de Lyon .
Crépieux-la-Pape was originally a district of Rillieux , but was spun off in 1927 due to its growing size to form its own municipality. Forty-five years later, the two churches were reunited due to continued strong growth.
The place name La-Pape is not derived from the French word pape (German: Pope ), instead from the old Lyonic word poype or pouape (from the Latin pectus for breast ), which means something like a small fortified hill or hill.
Until 2015, Rillieux-la-Pape was the capital of the canton of the same name, Rillieux-la-Pape .
politics
District
Rillieux-la-Pape is divided into 13 administrative districts: Les Alagniers Nord, Les Alagniers Sud, Mercières-Loup Pendu, La Roue, Crépieux, Rillieux Village, Vancia, Les Semailles, Les Brosses, Europe, Velette, Mont-Blanc and Ravel.
mayor
- 1972–1995: Marcel-Yves André (UDF)
- 1995-2005: Jacky Darne (PS)
- 2005-2014: Renaud Gauquelin (PS)
- 2014-present Alexandre Vincendent (LR)
Town twinning
Culture and sights
The city has several schools: school centers, colleges (Paul Emile Victor, Maria Casares and St. Charles), a lycée (Albert Camus) and technical colleges (Petrel, Sermenaz, St. Charles).
Economy and Infrastructure
The Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Lyon has a branch in Rillieux-la-Pape. The city is also home to companies like Pyragric (fireworks producer).
There are two train stations in the city:
- Gare de Sathonay-Rillieux: TER Rhône-Alpes connected via the Lyon-Saint-Clair-Bourg-en-Bresse railway
- Gare de Crépieux-la-Pape: TER Rhône-Alpes, connected by the Lyon-Perrache – Genève-Cornavin railway
Furthermore, Rillieux-la-Pape is connected to the public transport network of transports en commun lyonnais .
Personalities
- Marcel-Yves André, mayor of the city from 1972 to 1995
- Guillaume Balas (* 1972), French politician
- Diego Brosset (1898–1944), French general, Ordre de la Liberation , liberator of Lyons
- Hacine Cherifi (* 1967), former professional boxer and world champion in his class
- Dominique Daquin (* 1972), French volleyball player
- Jacky Darne (* 1944), mayor of the city from 1995 to 2005
- Laurent Fournier (* 1964), former French football player, today coach of this sport
- Renaud Gauquelin (* 1954), current mayor since 2005
- Flavien Michelini (* 1986), French football player
- Loïc Rémy (* 1987), French professional football player, was born in this city
- Jérémy Sapina (* 1985), French professional football player, was born in this city
- Jacques Molard, first mayor of the city from 1790 to 1791.
