Oullins Explained
| Oullins |
| Commune: | Oullins-Pierre-Bénite |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Oullins (Rhône).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Lyon |
| Insee: | 69149 |
| Postal Code: | 69600 |
| Coordinates: | 45.715°N 4.8083°W |
| Elevation M: | 178 |
| Elevation Min M: | 163 |
| Elevation Max M: | 253 |
| Area Km2: | 4.4 |
| Population: | 27113 |
| Population Date: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Oullins (in French pronounced as /ulɛ̃/) is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. On 1 January 2024, Oullins merged with Pierre-Bénite to form the new commune of Oullins-Pierre-Bénite.[2] [3]
Transport
- Several Buses (C7, C10, 8, 12, 14, 17, 63, 88)
- Subway Line B in December 2013.
- Oullins station, which is part of the TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes rail network
Notable people
- Jean-Bryan Boukaka, footballer
- Barbara Buatois, cyclist
- Georges Charpy (1865–1945)
- Patrice Garande, footballer
- Sabrina Palie, basketball athlete
- Joseph Marie Jacquard
- Clémence Lortet, naturalist, botanist
- Louis Charles Émile Lortet, physician, botanist, zoologist and Egyptologist.
- Lionel Bah, professional football player
- Féthi Harek, professional football player
- Patrick de Gayardon, skydiver
- Charles Le Gendre, American Civil War general & first foreign advisor in Japan
- Dora Jemaa-Amirouche, Athlete(400m hurdles)
- Clément Turpin, football referee
- Olivier Panis, racing driver
- Jean-Louis Ubaud, politician
Twin towns
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Populations légales 2021. fr. Legal populations 2021. INSEE. December 2023.
- Web site: La commune d’Oullins-Pierre-Bénite officiellement créée. 15 December 2023. leprogres.fr. 15 December 2023.
- Web site: Recueil des Actes Administratifs du Département du Rhône N°69-2023-285 publié le 14 décembre 2023 . pdf.
