L'Isle-d'Abeau () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the department of
Isère in southeastern
France
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.
[Commune de L'Isle-d'Abeau (38193)]
INSEE It lies 35 kilometres southeast from
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
. It is part of the
urban unit
In France, an urban unit (''fr: "unité urbaine"'') is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office, for the measurement of contiguously built-up areas. According to the INSEE definition , an "unité urbaine" is a ...
(agglomeration) of
Bourgoin-Jallieu, and of the
functional area of Lyon.
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]
Urban development
This little city was developed with the creation of the new town. It has 8 primary schools (1 is private), three middle schools, one high school and 2 IUT dedicated to informatic and multimedia jobs.
The municipality gave its name to a new town, whose creation was decided in 1970 to canalize the demographic growth of the Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
agglomeration. It is organized in a New Agglomeration Union, together with Four, Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, Vaulx-Milieu and Villefontaine
Villefontaine () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
The Bourbre flows northwest through the northeastern part of the commune.
Population
Twin towns – sister cities
Villefontaine is twinned with:
* Kah ...
. Since January 1, 2007, the Union became the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère
Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère is an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, cities of L'Isle-d'Abeau and Bourgoin-Jallieu. It is located in the Isère departments of France, ...
, with over 106,000 inhabitants in 22 municipalities.
Population
International relations
L'Isle-d'Abeau is twinned with:
* San Vicente del Raspeig
San Vicente del Raspeig ( Spanish) or Sant Vicent del Raspeig ( Valencian), or simply San Vicente / Sant Vicent, is a municipality located in the '' comarca'' of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante ...
(Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...
, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
).
See also
* Communes of the Isère department
References
External links
Official site
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Communes of Isère
New towns in France
New towns started in the 1960s