Rillieux-la-Pape

Rillieux- la -Pape is a commune with 29 966 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) in the Rhône department in the Rhône -Alpes.

Geography

Rillieux- la -Pape is located in the northeast of Greater Lyon. She is one of 57 municipalities that make up the Communauté urbaine de Lyon, which is a total of 1,452,952 inhabitants ( 2007) this is the second- largest metropolitan area in France. It is characterized by the historical buildings and topography, as extending the current community between the villages Crépieux and Rillieux -la-Pape. Furthermore received Rillieux- la -Pape in the competition Concours des villes et villages fleuris the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris ( German: National Council of flowery towns and villages ) an evaluation of two roses.

History

The municipality was formed in 1972 from the union of two villages Crépieux and Rillieux -la-Pape, which the department Ain belonged until 1967. In the same year, inter alia, the two villages incorporated with other municipalities in the departments of Ain ​​and Isère département in the Rhône at the creation of the Communauté urbaine de Lyon.

Crépieux -la -Pape was originally a district of Rillieux, but was spun off in 1927 because of the growing size to form a separate municipality. Forty-five years later, the two municipalities were reunited, due to the strong continued sustained growth.

The place name La -Pape is not from the French word pape ( German: Pope ) derived instead from the old lyonischen word Poype or pouape ( from the Latin pectus for breast), which means a small fortified Anhöhung or hill.

Policy

District

Rillieux- la -Pape is divided into 13 administrative districts: Les Alagniers Nord, Les Alagniers Sud, Mercières -Loup Pendu, La Roue, Crépieux, Rillieux Village, Vancia, Les Semailles, Les Brosses, Europe, Velette, Mont Blanc and Ravel.

Mayor

Twinning

Culture and sights

The city has several schools: school centers, Collèges (Paul Emile Victor, Maria Casares and St. Charles), a Lycée ( Albert Camus ) and specialized secondary schools ( Petrel, Sermenaz, St. Charles).

Economy and infrastructure

The Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Lyon has a branch in Rillieux- la -Pape. In addition, the city is home to companies such as Pyragric (fireworks producer).

There are two railway stations in the city:

  • Gare de Sathonay- Rillieux: TER Rhône -Alpes connected across the railway line Lyon -Saint -Clair -Bourg -en- Bresse
  • Gare de Crépieux -la -Pape: TER Rhône- Alpes, connected across the railway line Lyon -Genève -Cornavin Perrache

Furthermore, Rillieux- la -Pape connected to the public transport network of the transports en commun lyonnais.

Personalities associated with the city

  • Marcel -Yves André, Mayor of the City 1972-1995
  • Diego Brosset (1898 - 1944), French general, the Ordre de la Libération, liberator Lyons
  • Hacine Cherifi (1967 - ), former professional boxer and world champion in its class
  • Dominique Daquin (1972 - ), French volleyball player
  • Jacky Darne (1944 - ), mayor of the city from 1995 to 2005
  • Laurent Fournier (1964 - ), former French football player, now coach of this sport
  • Renaud Gauquelin ( 1954 - ), present mayor since 2005
  • Loïc Rémy (1987 -), French professional football player, born in this city
  • Jérémy Sapina (1985 - ), French professional football player, born in this city
  • Jacques Molard, the first mayor of the city from 1790 to 1791.
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