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Oullins () is a commune in the
Metropolis of Lyon The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing ...
in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
in eastern
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. It is a suburb of the city 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 ...
, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.


Population


Transport

*Several Buses (C7, C10, 8, 12, 14, 17, 63, 88) *Subway Line B in December 2013. * Oullins station, which is part of the TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes rail network


Notable people

* Jean-Bryan Boukaka, footballer * François Boulliat, fencer *
Barbara Buatois Barbara Buatois (born 24 August 1977) is a French racing cyclist and one of the fastest female recumbent racers and ultra cyclists. Buatois was born in Oullins. She rides recumbent bikes over the complete world HPV Championships as well as long d ...
, cyclist *Paul Jules Deschanel, father of director
Caleb Caleb (), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb ( he, כָּלֵב, ''Kalev'', ; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' ...
and grandfather of actresses Zooey and
Emily Emily may refer to: * Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name Music * Emily (1964 song), "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily'' * Emily (Dave Koz son ...
* Patrice Garande, footballer * Sabrina Palie, basketball athlete * Pierre Saby, rugby player *
Joseph Marie Jacquard Joseph Marie Charles ''dit'' (called or nicknamed) Jacquard (; 7 July 1752 – 7 August 1834) was a French weaver and merchant. He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the " Jacquard loom"), which in tur ...
* Louis Charles Émile Lortet, physician, botanist, zoologist and Egyptologist. * Lionel Bah, professional football player * Féthi Harek, professional football player * Patrick de Gayardon, skydiver *
Charles Le Gendre Charles William or Guillaum Joseph Émile Le Gendre (August 26, 1830– September 1, 1899) was a French-born American officer and diplomat who served as advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan from 1872 to 1875 and as advi ...
, American Civil War general & first foreign advisor in Japan * Dora Jemaa-Amirouche, Athlete(400m hurdles) * Clément Turpin, football referee *
Olivier Panis Olivier Panis (; born 2 September 1966) is a French former racing driver. Panis raced in Formula One for ten seasons, earning his first and only win at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix for the Ligier team. He is the father of racing driver Auréli ...
, racing driver


Twin towns

* Nürtingen,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
, since 1962 *
Pescia Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the :it:Pescia (fiume), river of the same name. History Archaeological excav ...
,
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, since 1994


See also

*
Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The following is a list of the 59 communes of the Lyon Metropolis, France.Official website
(in French) {{Authority control Communes of Lyon Metropolis Lyonnais