Décines-Charpieu

Décines-Charpieu
Décines-Charpieu
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Décines-Charpieu
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine de Lyon
Mayor	Pierre Crédoz (PS) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	171–240 m (561–790 ft)
Land area1	17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Population2	24,668  (2006)
- Density	1,450 /km2 (3,800 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69275/ 69150
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°46′10″N 4°57′34″E / 45.769444°N 4.959444°E / 45.769444; 4.959444

Décines-Charpieu is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Geography

Located near the Grand Large, Lyon is 12 kilometres westbound.

Surrounding cities

• Chassieu
• Bron
• Vaulx-en-Velin
• Meyzieu

People

• Cédric Bardon - footballer
• Jean Djorkaeff - footballer
• Youri Djorkaeff - footballer
• Abdelkader Ghezzal - footballer
• Kamel Ramdani - footballer
• Thierry Hupond - bicycle racer

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)