Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The commune had 30,151 inhabitants in 2023 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.
History
The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private residence and completed in around 1870.
Geography 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: Champfleuri Funas Champaret Boussieu La Grive Montbernier Planbourgoin Pré-Bénit Mozas l'Oiselet
Population Bourgoin-Jallieu has a population of about 28,000. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Bourgoin. A small town of about 3,500 inhabitants around 1800 and 7,000 around 1900, its population has rapidly increased since the 1960s. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.
Personalities Jean-Pierre Andrevon, science fiction author Brahim Asloum, world boxing champion and Olympic gold medallist Julien Bonnaire, rugby union player Frédéric Dard, writer Marc Cécillon, French rugby union player Simon Gachet, racing driver Claudie Gallay, writer Yvon Gattaz, businessman Stéphane Glas, rugby union player Amine Gouiri, footballer Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer Fabien Michal, racing driver Kévin Monnet-Paquet, footballer Timothé Nadim, anti-bullying activist Marcelle Pardé, resistance member Guy Savoy, chef
Sport Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the French third division.
FC Bourgoin-Jallieu (fr) is the local association football team.
Both the football and the rugby clubs play at the Stade Pierre Rajon.
The 19th stage of the 2009 Tour de France ran through the town.
International relations
Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany Conselice, Italy Dunstable, England, United Kingdom Rehau, Germany Velsen, Netherlands Wujiang (Suzhou), China
Culture Gastronomy
Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the prestige of Lyon's gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following:
brioche de Bourgoin Isernoix San-Antonio chocolate Grande Dauphine Galet du Bion La Grise de Bazas
Literature Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of the San-Antonio book series.
Climate
See also CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
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