Décines-Charpieu Explained

Décines-Charpieu
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Décines-Charpieu (Rhône).svg
Arrondissement:Lyon
Insee:69275
Postal Code:69150
Mayor:Laurence Fautra[1]
Party:LR
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:45.7694°N 4.9594°W
Elevation Min M:171
Elevation Max M:240
Area Km2:17.01

Décines-Charpieu (in French pronounced as /desin ʃaʁpjø/; Dessines) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines.

Geography

Décines is located near Grand Large reservoir, and Lyon is located 12 kilometres west.

History

Décines left the department of Isère to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became a member of the Communauté urbaine de Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015, Décines left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.

Education

there were nine public preschools (maternelles),[2] nine public elementary schools (some preschools and elementary schools are grouped into combined primary schools), two public junior high schools (Collège Georges Brassens and Collège Maryse Bastie), and one public senior high school/sixth-form college (Lycée d'Enseignement Polyvalent Chaplin-Becquerel).[3]

There is one Catholic private day school, École maternelle/primaire/Collège Jeanne d'Arc.[2]

There is an Islamic day school, .

Sport

The stadium of Olympique Lyonnais, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, is located in Décines-Charpieu. It is the home venue of Ligue 1 club Lyon as well as hosting several UEFA Women's Champions League matches for the club's women's team. The stadium held several matches of UEFA Euro 2016 including a semi-final. It has hosted the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final, the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final and semi-finals.

The stadium has also hosted several rugby union matches, including the Rugby Champions Cup, Rugby Challenge Cup finals of 2016,[4] and the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[5]

Parc Olympique Lyonnais is planned to host the men and women's football tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]

It will host the WWE Backlash France event in 4 May, 2024.

Surrounding cities

People

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
  2. "Les écoles maternelles" . Décines-Charpieu. November 18, 2008. Retrieved on October 2, 2016.
  3. "Les établissements" . Décines-Charpieu. December 15, 2009. Retrieved on October 2, 2016.
  4. Lyon to host 2016 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals with Edinburgh chosen for 2017 . European Professional Club Rugby . 17 June 2015 . 4 August 2019.
  5. News: The 9 stadiums for 2023 RWC in France . 4 August 2019 . Sport 24 . 15 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Stade de Lyon . Paris 2024 . 4 August 2019 . 15 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915070518/http://www.paris2024.org/en/article/stade-de-lyon . dead .