Meyzieu

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Meyzieu

Total population

35,882

Elevation172 m

Land area23.01 km²

WeatherAvg high 63.6°F

Coordinates45.78°, 5.00°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Meyzieu is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a large suburb of Lyon, situated 13 km east of the city centre on the left bank of the Rhône. Before 1967, it was part of the Isère department.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Florent Manaudou

French swimmer

Cyril Tommasone

French gymnast

Henri Cochet

French tennis player (1901-1987)

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Thierry Ascione

French tennis player

Jean-Karl Vernay

French racing driver

J

Jonathan Coeffic

French rower

Alain Jakubowicz

French lawyer and activist

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Alexandra Tchangoue

French basketball player

André Giriat

French rower (1905–1967)

André Stempfel

French painter (born 1930)

Antoine Duchêne

M

Mourad Benchellali

Guantanamo detainee known to have been released

Benjamin Hoffmann

French novelist

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Benoît Meunier

French officer (1769-1845)

Bruno Larat

C

Charles Rojzman

French writer & sociologist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• La Boisse
  4.7 mi away · pop. 3,361
• Dagneux
  6.3 mi away · pop. 4,753
• Chavagneux
  7.6 mi away
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  9.4 mi away · pop. 5,900
• Saint-André-de-Corcy
  10.8 mi away · pop. 3,368
• Limonest
  12 mi away · pop. 3,838
• Crémieu
  12.3 mi away · pop. 3,490
• Bonnefamille
  13.8 mi away · pop. 1,096
• Annoisin
  13.9 mi away · pop. 717
• Hières-sur-Amby
  14 mi away · pop. 1,149
• Reyrieux
  14.1 mi away · pop. 5,098
• Four
  15.9 mi away · pop. 1,656

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-06-09

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-06-09

heart longhorn beetle

Stictoleptura cordigera

Seen 2026-06-09

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-06-09

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-06-09

Japanese creeper

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Seen 2026-06-09

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-06-09

black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Seen 2026-06-09

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Meyzieu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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