Vénissieux
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 45°41′52″N 4°53′12″E / 45.6978°N 4.8867°ECoordinates: 45°41′52″N 4°53′12″E / 45.6978°N 4.8867°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Area1 | 15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 61,183 | |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69259 / 69200 | |
| Elevation | 171–229 m (561–751 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vénissieux (Vènissiœx in the Lyonnais dialect of Arpitan language) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Vénissieux is located on the southern outskirts of Lyon.
The name Vénissieux derives from Latin Viniciacum, itself crafted upon a Roman villa landlord named Vinicius. Inhabitants are called 'Vénissians'.
In May 1944 the industries are damaged by the bombing (especially Berliet factories). On 2 September 1944, Vénissieux is freed from the Nazis.
Riots in September 1981, occurring particularly in the area of Les Minguettes, were some of the first of their kind in suburban neighborhoods in France. In summer 1983, harsh clashes were held between police and young people in the Minguettes neighborhood.
During the riots, Toumi Djaïdja, the young president of the association 'SOS Avenir Minguettes', was wounded by a policeman and rushed to the hospital. Police chases, cars burned, urban damage... These events are filmed and widely mediatised. Residents of the neighborhood, including the priest Christian Delorme and the pastor Jean Costil have the idea of a long walk, inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr and Gandhi. These events are at the origin of The March For Equality and Against Racism
Since the late 1980s, major urban renewal programs (mostly building implosions) have transformed the Minguettes neighborhood reducing high population density. Between 1990 and 1999, the district loses more than 2,000 citizens. Today Vénissieux is classified 'ZSP' for Priority Security Zone and still tarnished by his bad reputation because of high crime rate. The district is home of about 22,000 inhabitants. Unemployment affects 40% of youth.
The population of Vénissieux is diverse, result of several waves of successive immigrations with a large community from the Maghreb, Africa, Italy, Spain and Asia.
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