Oullins
Commune in Lyon, France
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Oullins (French pronunciation: [ulɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Oullins | |
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Part of Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | |
The Hôtel de Ville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Oullins | |
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| Coordinates: 45°42′54″N 4°48′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Commune | Oullins-Pierre-Bénite |
Area 1 | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 27,343 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 69600 |
| Elevation | 163–253 m (535–830 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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]
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1903.[4]
Population
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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
