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Vaulx en Velin

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Country
  
France

Metropolis
  
Metropolis of Lyon

Area
  
20.95 km (8.09 sq mi)

Population
  
40,626 (2007)

Region
  
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Arrondissement
  
Lyon

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Saturday 7:25 PM

Vaulx-en-Velin

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 77% Humidity

University
  
École nationale des travaux publics de l'État

Points of interest
  
Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage, Federation Francaise Societes Aviron, Bellanger Madeleine

Vaulx-en-Velin is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Contents

Map of 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France

It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the Rhône River.

Transport

  • Metro line A
  • Tram T3
  • Several buses lines from Transports en commun lyonnais
  • Rhônexpress

    • Personalities

  • Marie-Frederique Ayissi, basketball player
  • Nathalie Arthaud, candidate for the 2012 presidential election, was one of the municipal councillors
  • Corinne Vigreux (born 1964), business executive, co-founder of TomTom
  • Khal Torabully, writer

    • References

    Vaulx-en-Velin Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA