Bourgoin-Jallieu (; frp, Brégon) is a

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in the

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.department in the region of

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.

Geography

Bourgoin is located 32 km from

, 17 km from St Priest, the first suburb and 70 km from

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

. The town is next to the new town of

l'Isle-d'Abeau L'Isle-d'Abeau () is a commune in the department of Isère in southeastern France.Saint-Exupéry International Airport Saint-Exupéry may refer to: People * Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, aviation pioneer and writer, author of ''The Little Prince'' * Consuelo de Saint Exupéry, writer, artist, and wife of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry * Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Exupéry (1 ...

. The

Bourbre The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, into which it flows at Chavanoz. Departments a ...

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 Julien Bonnaire (born 20 September 1978) is a former French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season. He moved to ASM Clermont Auvergne during the summer of 200 ...

, rugby union player *

Frédéric Dard Frédéric Dard (Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard; 29 June 1921, in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France – 6 June 2000, in Bonnefontaine, Fribourg, Switzerland) was a French crime writer. He wrote more than three hundred novels, plays and screenplay ...

, writer *

Marc Cécillon Marc Cécillon (born 30 July 1959 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a former French rugby union player and convicted murderer, who captained the national side on five occasions. He represented France from 1988 to 1995, with 46 test caps, including ...

, French rugby union player *

Simon Gachet Simon Gachet (born 14 October 1993) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Tresor by Car Collection. Career Early career An avid rugby player as a young boy, Gachet was not heavily involv ...

, racing driver *

Claudie Gallay Claudie Gallay (born 1961) is a French writer. In parallel to her work as a writer, she works part-time as a teacher. Bibliography * 2001: ''L'Office des vivants'', , * 2002: ''Mon amour, ma vie'', Éditions du Rouergue, * 2004: ''Seule Veni ...

, writer *

Yvon Gattaz Yvon Gattaz (born 17 June 1925) is a French businessman. He is the co-founder of Radiall, an electronics manufacturer. He was President of the Conseil national du patronat français, the main pro-business organization in France, from 1981 to 198 ...

, businessman * Amine Gouiri, footballer *

Seyhan Kurt Seyhan Kurt is a French-Turkish poet, writer, anthropologist and sociologist. Biography He was born in the commune of Bourgoin-Jallieu in Grenoble, France. He studied at the École de Jean Jaurès in Lyon. He studied painting in France and dr ...

, poet, writer *

Stéphane Glas Stéphane Glas (born 12 November 1973 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, Dauphiné) is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Francais Paris in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He previously played for Bou ...

, rugby union player *

Kévin Monnet-Paquet Kévin Monnet-Paquet (born 19 August 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol. Nicknamed ''Tuppy'', he has represented France at under-18 and under-19 level. Club career ...

, footballer * Marcelle Pardé, resistance member * Guy Savoy, chef

Sport

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

club

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the third level of the French league system, Nationale. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the French Cup competitions, and have won the Challen ...

, which competes in the Second Division French national championship.

FC Bourgoin-Jallieu Football Club Bourgoin-Jallieu is a football club based in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. It competes in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of the French football league system. The club's colours are sky blue and burgundy. History The cl ...

( fr) is the local

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team. Both the football and the rugby clubs play at the

Stade Pierre Rajon Stade Pierre Rajon is a multi-purpose stadium in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union and football matches and is the home stadium of CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and FC Bourgoin-Jallieu. The stadium can hold close to 10, ...

. The 19th stage of the 2009

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

ran through the town.

International relations

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with: *

Bergisch Gladbach Bergisch Gladbach () is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district). Geography Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx. 10 kilometers east o ...

, Germany * Conselice, Italy *

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, England, United Kingdom *

Rehau Rehau is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. The first documented name of Rehau was "Resawe" in the year 1234. Rehau is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, 12 km southeast of Hof, and 12 km west of Aš. Formerly a fairly ...

, Germany *

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, Netherlands * Wujiang (Suzhou), China

Culture

Gastronomy

Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the prestige of

'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

, writer of the San-Antonio book series.

References

External links

* Communes of Isère Dauphiné {{Isère-geo-stub