Décines-Charpieu
Décines-Charpieu | |
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 The town hall of Décines-Charpieu | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Décines-Charpieu  | |
Lyon Metropolis | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Fautra[1] (LR) |
| Area 1 | 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 29,731 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | /69150 |
| Elevation | 171–240 m (561–787 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Décines-Charpieu (French pronunciation:
Geography
Décines is located near Grand Large reservoir, and Lyon is located 12 kilometres west.
History
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Décines left the department of
Population
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Education
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2016) |
As of 2009[update] there were nine public preschools (maternelles),[5] nine public elementary schools (some preschools and elementary schools are grouped into combined primary schools), two public junior high schools (Collège Georges Brassens and Collège Maryse Bastie), and one public senior high school/sixth-form college (Lycée d'Enseignement Polyvalent Chaplin-Becquerel).[6]
There is one Catholic private day school, École maternelle/primaire/Collège Jeanne d'Arc.[5]
There is an Islamic day school, Groupe scolaire Al Kindi.
Sport
The stadium of
The stadium has also hosted several
Parc Olympique Lyonnais is planned to host the men and women's football tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]
Notable sites
Surrounding cities
People
- Cédric Bardon - footballer
- Jean Djorkaeff - footballer
- Youri Djorkaeff - footballer
- Abdelkader Ghezzal - footballer
- Rachid Ghezzal - footballer
- Malo Gusto - footballer
- Jonathan Leria - basketball player
- Malela Mutuale - basketball player
- Kamel Ramdani - footballer
- Thierry Hupond - bicycle racer
- Claire Pommet- Singer/Songwriter
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Décines-Charpieu, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "Les écoles maternelles" (). Décines-Charpieu. November 18, 2008. Retrieved on October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Les établissements" (). Décines-Charpieu. December 15, 2009. Retrieved on October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lyon to host 2016 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals with Edinburgh chosen for 2017" (Press release). European Professional Club Rugby. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "The 9 stadiums for 2023 RWC in France". Sport 24. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Stade de Lyon". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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