Saint-Just-Chaleyssin
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Vienne | |
| Canton | La Verpillière | |
| Community association | Collines du Nord Dauphiné | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 5 ° 0' E | |
| height | 218-373 m | |
| surface | 13.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,568 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 184 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38540 | |
| INSEE code | 38408 | |
| Website | http://www.stjustchaleyssin.com/ | |
Saint-Just-Chaleyssin is a French commune with 2,568 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Vienne and the canton of La Verpillière . The inhabitants are called Chaleyssinois .
geography
Saint-Just-Chaleyssin is 23 kilometers south-east of Lyon on the Sévenne River . Saint-Just-Chaleyssin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chaponnay in the north and north-west, Valencin in the east and north-east, Oytier-Saint-Oblas in the south and south-east, Septème in the south and south-west and Luzinay in the west.
history
The municipality was founded in 1790/1794 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Saint-Just and Chaleyssin .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1856 | 1906 | 1926 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 584 | 912 | 652 | 591 | 537 | 521 | 559 | 658 | 876 | 1,527 | 1,848 | 2,242 | 2,402 | 2,437 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Saint-Just chapel from the 12th and 13th centuries, historic monument since 1991
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Incisa Scapaccino since 1972 .
