Vaulx-en-Velin
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 4 ° 56' E | |
| height | 165-193 m | |
| surface | 20.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 49,658 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,370 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69120 | |
| INSEE code | 69256 | |
| Website | vaulx-en-velin.net | |
Vaulx-en-Velin [ ˌvoɑv (ə) lɛ ] is a French city with 49,658 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the eastern metropolitan area of Lyon in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants call themselves Vaudais .
geography
Vaulx-en-Velin is passed by the Vieux-Rhone and the Canal de Jonage , a natural and an artificial arm of the Rhone . The Rize was an arm of the river that was filled in.
history
The rivers, including the Rhone , regularly overflowed their banks, leaving behind a swampy area . The first verifiable mention of the village of Vaulx-en-Velin comes from the year 1225. The village was again affected by repeated floods of the Rhone. The place was not spared from wars either. In 1628 the plague raged in the village .
Many people suffered from malaria - the field name “En Palud” testifies to this. From 1863 to 1879, a dike was built to dry out around 9,000 hectares of land. The Saint Jean Villeurbanne dam, built between 1879 and 1882, protects Vaulx-en-Velin from flooding.
In 1979 the first suburban youth riots in France took place in the Cité Olivier-de-Serres in Vaulx-en-Velin .
Vaulx-en-Velin belonged to the canton of Vaulx-en-Velin until 2015 .
- Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 12,118 | 20,726 | 37,866 | 44,160 | 44.176 | 39,154 | 40,300 |
Economy and Infrastructure
A tram was built in 1900 and electrified in 1906.
Today there are well over 2000 independent companies, mainly in the industrial, commercial and service sectors. You benefit from a well-developed traffic situation, as Vaulx-en-Velin is connected to a motorway network. Significant include a planetarium , an architecture school established in 1987, a public relations school established in 1975 by the state and the “Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage” theme park.
There are farms specializing in vegetable growing outside of town. A river power station is located south of the city on the Rhone .
People who worked on site
Nathalie Arthaud (* 1970), councilor for youth issues, was elected on a list under the leadership of the Parti communiste français (PCF, German Communist Party of France ) for a citizens' initiative and the alternative list.
Individual evidence
- ^ Trente ans de violences urbaines . In: Liberation.fr . ( liberation.fr [accessed October 8, 2017]).
- ↑ List of the conseillers municipaux ( Memento of the original of February 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
