Vaulx-en-Velin

Vaulx -en- Velin [ ˌ voɑv ( ə ) lɛ ] is a French town with 42 726 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the eastern metropolitan area of Lyon. The inhabitants call themselves Vaudais.

Geography

Vaulx -en- Velin is from the Vieux -Rhone and the Canal de Jonage, a natural and an artificial arm of the Rhone, happens. The Rize was a branch of the river, which was filled.

Chronicle

The rivers, including the Rhone, appeared regularly on the shore, leaving a wetland. A first recorded mention of the village Vaulx -en- Velin dates back to 1225th repeatedly subjected to repeated floods of the Rhone village suffer. Also of war remained the place is not spared. 1628 was rampant plague in the town.

Many people were suffering from malaria - which testifies to the field name "En Palud ". From 1863 to 1879, a dike was built to dry up around 9,000 acres of land. The dam created from 1879 to 1882 Saint Jean Villeurbanne protects Vaux -en- Velin from flooding.

Demographics

Economy and infrastructure

1900 a tramway was built in 1906 and electrified.

Today there are well over 2,000 independent companies, especially in industry, the trade and services sectors. You benefit from a well -developed transport position because Vaulx -en- Velin is connected to a motorway network. Significantly include a planetarium, a 1987 established School of Architecture, in 1975, a school for public relations with the state and the theme park " Grand Parc de Miribel- Jonage ".

Out of town located on vegetable growing specialized farms. To the south is a river power plant on the Rhone.

People have worked on site

Nathalie Arthaud, Councillor for Youth Affairs, was elected on a list under the leadership of the Parti Communiste français (PCF, German Communist Party ) for a citizens' initiative and the alternatives list.