Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the

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

department in the region of

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...

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

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

. 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

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. The town is next to the new town of

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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 and ...

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 Jean-Pierre Andrevon (born 19 September 1937 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French science fiction author, as well as a painter and singer. He has used the pseudonym ''Alphonse Brutsche'' for novels published under the Fleuve Noir label. In ad ...

, science fiction author *

Brahim Asloum Brahim Asloum (, born 31 January 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer. He held the WBA light flyweight title from 2007 to 2009. As an amateur boxer, Asloum won Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His Olympic ...

, world boxing champion and Olympic gold medallist * Julien Bonnaire, rugby union player *

Frédéric Dard Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard (29 June 1921, in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France – 6 June 2000, in Bonnefontaine, Fribourg, Switzerland)) also known under the pen name San-Antonio, was a French writer. Known as an author of crime fiction and a ...

, writer * Marc Cécillon, 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 invol ...

, racing driver * Claudie Gallay, writer * Yvon Gattaz, businessman *

Amine Gouiri Amine Ferid Gouiri (; born 16 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career Lyon A player of Lyon starting in ...

, footballer * Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer * Stéphane Glas, rugby union player *

Kévin Monnet-Paquet Kévin Monnet-Paquet (born 19 August 1988) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger. Nicknamed ''Tuppy'', spent his career with RC Lens, Lens, FC Lorient, Lorient, and ...

, footballer *

Timothé Nadim Timothé Nadim (born 19 October 1997) is a French anti school bullying activist and musician. He is known for having changed the public system for fighting school bullying in France in 2021, with his quick help application taken up by President ...

, anti-bullying activist * Marcelle Pardé, resistance member * Guy Savoy, chef

Sport

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

club

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club 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 Challenge Cup. F ...

, which competes in the French third division.

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 club ...

( fr) is the local association football 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

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ran through the town.

International relations

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with: *

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, Germany *

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, Italy *

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, England, United Kingdom *

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, 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.

Climate

References

External links

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