Décines-Charpieu

This article is about a city in France. For the asteroid belt, see 15034 Décines.

Décines-Charpieu
Décines-Charpieu
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Décines-Charpieu
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Laurence Fautra (LR)
Area1	17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	25,912
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69275 / 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Décines-Charpieu is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines.

Geography

Décines is located near Grand Large reservoir, and Lyon is located 12 kilometres west.

History

Décines left the department of Isère to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the Communauté urbaine de Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Décines left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.

Surrounding cities

• Chassieu
• Bron
• Vaulx-en-Velin
• Meyzieu

People

• Cédric Bardon - footballer
• Jean Djorkaeff - footballer
• Youri Djorkaeff - footballer
• Abdelkader Ghezzal - footballer
• Jonathan Leria - basketball player
• Malela Mutuale - basketball player
• Kamel Ramdani - footballer
• Thierry Hupond - bicycle racer

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)