Bourgoin-Jallieu

This article is about the commune in the Isère department. For the French surname, see Bourgoin (surname).

Bourgoin-Jallieu (French pronunciation: [buʁɡwɛ̃ ʒaljø] ^ⓘ; Arpitan: Brégon) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.^[3]

Bourgoin-Jallieu
Commune
Bourgoin-Jallieu city centre
Coat of arms
Location of Bourgoin-Jallieu
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Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 5°16′25″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Bourgoin-Jallieu
Intercommunality	CA Porte de l'Isère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Chriqui[1]
Area 1	24.37 km2 (9.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	29,816
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38053 /38300
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bourgoin is located 32 km from Lyon, 17 km from St Priest, the first suburb and 70 km from Grenoble. The town is next to the new town of l'Isle-d'Abeau and Saint-Exupéry International Airport.

The Bourbre flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.

Neighbourhoods in the municipality include:

• Champfleuri
• Funas
• Champaret
• Boussieu
• La Grive
• Montbernier
• Planbourgoin
• Pré-Bénit
• Mozas
• l'Oiselet

Population

Bourgoin-Jallieu has a population of about 28,000. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Bourgoin. A small town of about 3,500 inhabitants around 1800 and 7,000 around 1900, its population has rapidly increased since the 1960s. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,368 —     1800 3,595 +0.94% 1806 3,620 +0.12% 1821 3,780 +0.29% 1831 3,672 −0.29% 1836 4,235 +2.89% 1841 4,271 +0.17% 1846 4,394 +0.57% 1851 4,749 +1.57% 1856 4,400 −1.51% 1861 4,851 +1.97% 1866 4,853 +0.01% 1872 4,954 +0.34% 1876 5,021 +0.34% 1881 6,138 +4.10% 1886 6,345 +0.67% 1891 7,217 +2.61% 1896 6,659 −1.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 7,279 +1.80% 1906 7,163 −0.32% 1911 6,790 −1.06% 1921 6,162 −0.97% 1926 7,241 +3.28% 1931 8,020 +2.06% 1936 7,465 −1.42% 1946 7,699 +0.31% 1954 8,153 +0.72% 1962 9,240 +1.58% 1968 19,941 +13.68% 1975 21,971 +1.39% 1982 22,550 +0.37% 1990 22,392 −0.09% 1999 22,947 +0.27% 2007 23,759 +0.44% 2012 26,773 +2.42% 2017 28,387 +1.18%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Personalities

• Jean-Pierre Andrevon, science fiction author
• Brahim Asloum, world boxing champion and Olympic gold medallist
• Julien Bonnaire, rugby union player
• Frédéric Dard, writer
• Marc Cécillon, French rugby union player
• Simon Gachet, racing driver
• Claudie Gallay, writer
• Yvon Gattaz, businessman
• Amine Gouiri, footballer
• Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer
• Stéphane Glas, rugby union player
• Kévin Monnet-Paquet, footballer
• Timothé Nadim, anti-bullying activist
• Marcelle Pardé, resistance member
• Guy Savoy, chef

Sport

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional rugby union club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the French third division.

FC Bourgoin-Jallieu (fr) is the local association football team.

Both the football and the rugby clubs play at the Stade Pierre Rajon.

The 19th stage of the 2009 Tour de France ran through the town.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with:^[5]

• Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
• Conselice, Italy
• Dunstable, England, United Kingdom
• Rehau, Germany
• Velsen, Netherlands
• Wujiang (Suzhou), China

Culture

Gastronomy

La Brioche de Bourgoin

Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the prestige of Lyon's gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following:

• chaudelets
• brioche de Bourgoin
• Isernoix
• San-Antonio chocolate
• Grande Dauphine
• Galet du Bion
• La Grise de Bazas

Literature

Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of the San-Antonio book series.

Climate

Climate data for Bourgoin-Jallieu, elevation 358 m (1,175 ft), (2003–2020 normals, extremes 2003–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.0 (68.0)	21.1 (70.0)	24.7 (76.5)	29.1 (84.4)	32.6 (90.7)	36.5 (97.7)	39.0 (102.2)	40.0 (104.0)	33.8 (92.8)	29.8 (85.6)	22.6 (72.7)	18.1 (64.6)	40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	7.8 (46.0)	12.4 (54.3)	17.2 (63.0)	20.4 (68.7)	24.9 (76.8)	27.6 (81.7)	26.9 (80.4)	22.6 (72.7)	17.1 (62.8)	11.1 (52.0)	7.0 (44.6)	16.8 (62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.6 (38.5)	4.4 (39.9)	8.1 (46.6)	12.3 (54.1)	15.4 (59.7)	19.5 (67.1)	21.8 (71.2)	21.3 (70.3)	17.5 (63.5)	13.2 (55.8)	8.0 (46.4)	4.2 (39.6)	12.4 (54.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	0.9 (33.6)	3.8 (38.8)	7.3 (45.1)	10.4 (50.7)	14.1 (57.4)	16.0 (60.8)	15.7 (60.3)	12.4 (54.3)	9.3 (48.7)	4.8 (40.6)	1.4 (34.5)	8.1 (46.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.3 (13.5)	−14.2 (6.4)	−10.6 (12.9)	−1.8 (28.8)	1.5 (34.7)	4.5 (40.1)	9.0 (48.2)	8.3 (46.9)	3.9 (39.0)	−3.0 (26.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−13.3 (8.1)	−14.2 (6.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61.1 (2.41)	48.7 (1.92)	57.6 (2.27)	61.1 (2.41)	81.8 (3.22)	68.8 (2.71)	73.5 (2.89)	78.4 (3.09)	64.0 (2.52)	97.1 (3.82)	86.8 (3.42)	65.1 (2.56)	844.0 (33.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.9	7.9	9.8	7.8	10.2	7.6	6.9	7.7	6.3	8.7	8.8	10.2	101.7
Source: Meteociel[6]

See also

• CS Bourgoin-Jallieu