Tassin-la-Demi-Lune () or simply Tassin is a
commune in the
Metropolis of Lyon
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in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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region
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, central-eastern
France
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.
Geography
The town of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is located in the western suburbs 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 ...
and is part of
Lyon Metropolis
The Metropolis of Lyon (, ), also known as Grand Lyon (, "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly-elected metropolitan authority, encompassing both the city of Ly ...
.
The city is connected by four train stations: Écully-la-Demi-Lune, Tassin, Alaï and Le Méridien.
Several bus lines connect the city to the metro station Gorge de Loup (
Line D): strong lines C21, C24 and C24E, as well as the normal bus lines 14, 72, 73 and 73E, 86 and 98. Line 5 and 55 also connected the city to other metro stations.
Mayors
Demographics
Its inhabitants are named ''Tassilunois'' (masculine) and ''Tassilunoises'' (feminine) in French.
Notable people
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Jérémy Berthod,
football
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er
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Corinne Maîtrejean
Corinne Maîtrejean (born 8 November 1979 in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône (department), Rhône) is a French Foil (fencing), foil fencing, fencer who won a bronze medal in the foil team event of the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Le ...
,
foil
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Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ma ...
fencer
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Hélène Seuzaret, actress
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Woodkid, musician
See also
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Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon
The following is a list of the 58 communes of the Lyon Metropolis, France
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References
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Communes of Lyon Metropolis
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