Décines-Charpieu (; frp, Dessines) is a

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in the

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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in eastern

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. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines.

Geography

Décines is located near Grand Large reservoir, and

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

is located 12 kilometres west.

History

Décines left the department of

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Communauté urbaine de Lyon The Urban Community of Lyon (french: Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon ( France) and some of its suburbs. ...

'' in 1969. On 1 January 2015, Décines left the department of Rhône to join the

Population

Education

there were nine public preschools (''maternelles''),Les écoles maternelles
(). Décines-Charpieu. November 18, 2008. Retrieved on October 2, 2016. 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). There is one Catholic private day school, École maternelle/primaire/Collège Jeanne d'Arc. There is an Islamic day school, .

Sport

The stadium of

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, th ...

, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, is located in Décines-Charpieu. It is the home venue of

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club

as well as hosting several UEFA Women's Champions League matches for the club's women's team. The stadium held several matches of

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including a

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. It has hosted the

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, the

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, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final and

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. The stadium has also hosted several

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matches, including the Rugby Champions Cup and Rugby Challenge Cup finals of 2016. Parc Olympique Lyonnais is planned to host matches for the

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and the men and women's football tournaments at the

2024 Summer Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

Notable sites

* *

Surrounding cities

Chassieu Chassieu (; frp, Chassiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Population Twin town Chassieu has been twinned with Coleshill, England, near Birmingham since 1983. See also * Eurexpo ...

Bron Bron () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Geography Bron lies east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. Clima ...

Vaulx-en-Velin Vaulx-en-Velin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the river Rhône. History The rivers, including ...

Meyzieu Meyzieu (; frp, Mêsiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a large suburb of Lyon, situated 13 km east of the city centre on the left bank of the Rhône. Before 1967, it was part of ...

People

Cédric Bardon Cédric Bardon (born 15 October 1976) is a former French footballer who last played for Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël. He was one of the best players for the Bulgarian Levski Sofia at the time when he played for them. Career In France He bega ...

- footballer *

Jean Djorkaeff Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he operated as a defender. Early life Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the ''département'' of Isère. ...

- footballer *

Youri Djorkaeff Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. A ...

- footballer *

Abdelkader Ghezzal Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal ( ar, عبد القادر غزال; born 5 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfield playmaker. Born in France, he made 28 appearances for the Algeria national team scorin ...

- footballer * Rachid Ghezzal - footballer * Jonathan Leria - basketball player * Malela Mutuale - basketball player *

Kamel Ramdani Kamel Ramdani (born 21 November 1980) is a footballer. As of 2016 he was playing for Garde Saint-Ivy Pontivy in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth tier of French football. Born in Décines-Charpieu, Rhône, France, he declared to re ...

- footballer * Thierry Hupond - bicycle racer * Claire Pommet - Singer/Songwriter

References

External links

Official website
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