Meyzieu
Meyzieu is a commune with 31,090 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Rhône department in the Rhône -Alpes.
Geography
Meyzieu located in the metropolitan area of Lyon and therefore belongs to the Communauté urbaine de Lyon. The neighboring communities of Meyzieu are Saint- Maurice- de -Beynost Beynost and in the north, Thil in the northeast, Jonage in the east, in the southeast Pusignan, Azieu and Genas in the south, Chassieu in the southwest and Décines -Charpieu in the West. In the north the municipality borders on the Ain department.
History
The city Meyzieu came originally from the village Bardieu. The village has Celtic origin and was coined by the Gallo- Roman period and the Middle Ages. In the 11th century a castle was built near Bardieu. The inhabitants built at the foot of the castle church and settled there. So the village Meyzieu was born. In the following period, the castle and the village belonged to several rulers were. 1548 held here, the French King Henry in Meyzieu on. During the 18th century the town was a rural village, where buckwheat, oats, rye and hemp were grown. In addition, there were mulberry trees for silkworm breeding. During the French Revolution the castle lords in 1789 to flee their homes. 1790 began the reorganization of the place, Meyzieu got a mayor who became a municipality of the department of Isère and chief town of a canton. End of the 18th century also was a first - Rhône bridge that extended the trading opportunities. 1881 became the municipality of a rail link was opened in 1895 on the other side of the Rhône- Jonage Channel, 1910 eventually opened a tram in Meyzieu. Also in the 1920s and 1930s, dominated agriculture in the community. On 27 February 1950, the castle, which was a retirement home now broke, finally together. In the 1960s and 1970s, settlements were built for returnees from North Africa, which led to a strong increase of the population. Another crucial factor for a strong population growth in the subsequent period was the expansion of the industrial area around Lyon. 1967 joined the Church of Isère département in the Rhône. This happened due to administrative difficulties, as the Greater Lyon spread to 1967 on the Rhône, Isère Loire. In 1969, the community part of the agglomeration of Lyon.
Traffic
The municipality has a train station. In addition Meyzieu has a driveway to the A46.