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Décines-Charpieu
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Décines-Charpieu
Total population
29,731
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City facts
Sister cities
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Overview
Décines-Charpieu is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1932. Décines-Charpieu left the department of Isère and joined the department of Rhône on 21 February 1968 to become a member of the Urban Community of Lyon per 1 January 1969. On 1 January 2015, it administratively left the department of Rhône to join the newly-formed Metropolis of Lyon.
Geography
The centre of Décines is located southwest of the Grand-Large reservoir. The commune is divided in two by the Canal de Jonage, a deviation of the Rhône, on which the reservoir was formed. The centre of Lyon is located 12 km (7.4 mi) west. The surrounding communes are: * Chassieu * Bron * Vaulx-en-Velin * Meyzieu
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,547
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,213
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,435
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,233
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,853
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,743
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,639
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,577
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.4 — 2013-04-061 km SSW of Poisy, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-302 km NNE of Saint-Martin-Bellevue, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-06-021 km W of Épagny, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-03-039 km NW of Grésy-sur-Isère, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-02-251 km ESE of Domène, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Meyzieu2 mi away · pop. 35,882
- Miribel3.5 mi away · pop. 10,225
- La Boisse5.8 mi away · pop. 3,361
- Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or7.6 mi away · pop. 5,900
- Dagneux7.7 mi away · pop. 4,753
- Chavagneux9.3 mi away
- Limonest10.2 mi away · pop. 3,838
- Saint-André-de-Corcy10.7 mi away · pop. 3,368
- Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or10.8 mi away · pop. 2,978
- Reyrieux13.1 mi away · pop. 5,098
- Crémieu14.1 mi away · pop. 3,490
- Montagny14.5 mi away · pop. 3,200
Geography & sun
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Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
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Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 69275
- Department
- 69
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 29,877
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr