Bourgoin-Jallieu

Coat of arms

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°ECoordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E / 45.5861°N 5.2736°E

Country

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Porte de l'Isère

Government

• Mayor (2014–2020)

Vincent Chriqui

Area¹

24.37 km² (9.41 sq mi)

Population (2014)²

27,366

• Density

1,100/km² (2,900/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

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.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

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:

Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.

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

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:

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

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

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