Country France Department Isère Intercommunality Porte de l'Isère Area 24.37 km² Arrondissement La Tour-du-Pin | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Bourgoin-Jallieu Population (2014) 27,366 Local time Friday 9:58 AM Team CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | |
Weather 11°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 75% Humidity Points of interest Boiché Isabelle, Krapa'Hutte, Musée de Bourgoin‑Jallieu | ||
Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the Isère department in the province of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France.
Contents
- Map of 38300 Bourgoin Jallieu France
- Geography
- Population
- Personalities
- Sport
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Gastronomy
- Literature
- References
Map of 38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
The city had 26,773 inhabitants in 2015 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon.
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:
Population
Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.
Personalities
Sport
Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the D2 French national championship.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:
Gastronomy
Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the glow of the Lyon gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of the Chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following:
Literature
Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of San-Antonio book serie.