Bourgoin-Jallieu

Bourgoin- Jallieu is a French town in the department of Isère, in the Rhône -Alpes. The inhabitants call themselves Berjalliens.

Geography

The town with 26,390 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) lies in the plane between Lyon in North West ( 50 km) and Grenoble in the south-east ( 64 km) in the valley of the river Bourbre. Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, go 29 km.

Economy

Following the abolition of the aligned to Lyon textile and chemical industry in the wake of globalization, it is the city managed to attract promising industries. So drew 1990, the internationally renowned photovoltaic Group Photowatt SAS its headquarters from Caen in Normandy to Bourgoin -Jallieu, where he employs over 700 people today.

Twinning

  • Germany Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, since 1956
  • Netherlands Velsen, Netherlands, since 1956
  • Germany Rehau, Germany, since 1963
  • People's Republic of China Wujiang, China, since 1993
  • Italy Conselice, Italy, since 1996
  • United Kingdom Dunstable, UK, since 2005

Sports

The place is known for the rugby union club CS Bourgoin- Jallieu, who is represented in the top French league Top 14. In addition, Bourgoin- Jallieu was July 24, 2009 Start Location of the 19th stage of the Tour de France.

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