Bourgoin-Jallieu

Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the Isère department in the province of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France.

This article is about the commune in the Isère department. For the French surname, see Bourgoin (surname).
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Commune
An aerial view of Bourgoin-Jallieu
Coat of arms
Location of Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementLa Tour-du-Pin
CantonBourgoin-Jallieu
IntercommunalityPorte de l'Isère
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Vincent Chriqui
Area
1
24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
28,387
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38053 /38300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The city had 26,773 inhabitants in 2015 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon.

Geography

Bourgoin is located 32 km from Lyon, 17 km from St Priest, the first suburb and 70 km from Grenoble. The town is next to the new town of l'Isle-d'Abeau and Saint-Exupéry International Airport.

The Bourbre flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.

Neighbourhoods in the municipality include:

  • Champfleuri
  • Funas
  • Champaret
  • Boussieu
  • La Grive
  • Montbernier
  • Planbourgoin
  • Pré-Bénit
  • Mozas
  • l'Oiselet

Population

Bougoin-Jallieu has a population of about 27,000 and last year it was about 25,000 or 26,000. In 1793 the population was 3368 and in 1800 it was 3595. The population has become larger mainly since the mid-20th century in Bourgoin-Jallieu. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,368—    
18003,595+6.7%
18063,620+0.7%
18213,780+4.4%
18313,672−2.9%
18364,235+15.3%
18414,271+0.9%
18464,394+2.9%
18514,749+8.1%
18564,400−7.3%
18614,851+10.3%
18664,853+0.0%
YearPop.±%
18724,954+2.1%
18765,021+1.4%
18816,138+22.2%
18866,345+3.4%
18917,217+13.7%
18966,659−7.7%
19017,279+9.3%
19067,163−1.6%
19116,790−5.2%
19216,162−9.2%
19267,241+17.5%
19318,020+10.8%
YearPop.±%
19367,465−6.9%
19467,699+3.1%
19548,153+5.9%
19629,240+13.3%
196819,941+115.8%
197521,971+10.2%
198222,550+2.6%
199022,392−0.7%
199922,947+2.5%
200623,659+3.1%
200925,540+8.0%
201526,773+4.8%

Personalities

Sport

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the D2 French national championship.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns – sister cities

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:[2]

Culture

Gastronomy
La Brioche de Bourgoin

Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the prestige of Lyon's gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following:

  • chaudelets
  • brioche de Bourgoin
  • Isernoix
  • San-Antonio chocolate
  • Grande Dauphine
  • Galet du Bion

Literature

Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of the San-Antonio book series.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Les villes jumelées". bourgoinjallieu.fr (in French). Bourgoin-Jallieu. Retrieved 2019-11-21.



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