Tassin-la-Demi-Lune

Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Métropole de Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Coordinates	45 ° 46 '  N , 4 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 46 '  N , 4 ° 47'  E
height	186-309 m
surface	7.79 km 2
Residents	22,297 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	2,862 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	69160
INSEE code	69244
Website	www.tassinlademilune.fr
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Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is a french commune with 22,297 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

geography

Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is in close proximity to Lyon on the Yzeron River . Adjacent municipalities are:

• Charbonnières-les-Bains
• Écully
• Lyon
• Francheville
• Craponne
• Saint-Genis-les-Ollière
• Sainte-Consorce
• Marcy-l'Étoile

history

The place is first mentioned in a document in 980. Like the Lyons, its roots go back to the early days. The crossing of the Yzeron was already used here in Roman times. The Château of Tassin appears in a document from 1076.

Tassin-la-Demi-Lune was the chief town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune until 2015 .

Population development

The population developed as follows:

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
10,930	12,983	14,886	15.001	15,460	15,977	18,209	19,868

Attractions

• Clock
• Château de Grange blanche
• Saint-Claude church
• Roman aqueduct de la Brévenne

Personalities

House of Charles Depéret

• Charles Depéret (1854–1929), geologist and paleontologist
• Anne Sylvestre (* 1934), songwriter
• Marie Chaix (* 1942), writer
• Anne Gastinel (* 1971), cellist
• Guillaume Lacour (* 1980), football player (defender)
• Tiffany Fanjat (* 1981), karateka, world champion 2008, 2010, 2012
• Jérémy Berthod (* 1984), football player (defender)
• Guillaume Joli (* 1985), handball player
• Corinne Maîtrejean (* 1979), foil fencer, world champion
• Yoann Lemoine (* 1983), musician and director

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