Tassin-la-Demi-Lune

Tassin la Demi-Lune
Tassin la Demi-Lune's clock
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Tassin la Demi-Lune
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Tassin la Demi-Lune
Coordinates: 45°45′50″N 4°46′48″E / 45.764°N 4.780°E / 45.764; 4.780Coordinates: 45°45′50″N 4°46′48″E / 45.764°N 4.780°E / 45.764; 4.780
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Pascal Charmot
Area1	7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	21,024
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	69244 /69160
Elevation	186–309 m (610–1,014 ft) (avg. 225.2 m or 739 ft)
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.

Tassin la Demi-Lune is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Its inhabitants are named the tassilunois.

The city of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is located in the west suburb of Lyon and takes part of the Metropolis of Lyon.

The city is connected by four train stations : Écully-la-Demi-Lune, Tassin, Alaï and Le Méridien.

Several bus lines connect the city to the subway station Gorge de Loup (line D) : strong lines C21, C24 and C24E, and the normal bus lines 14, 72, 73 and 73E, 86 and 98. The lines 5 and 55 also connected the city to others subway station.

In 2012, the city has 21 024 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known thanks to the census reports of the population, done in the city since 1793.

French footballer Jérémy Berthod and foil fencer Corinne Maîtrejean were both born there. The musician Woodkid too.