Oullins (French pronunciation: [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]
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
Twin towns
See also
References
- ^ “Populations de référence 2022” [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ “La commune d’Oullins-Pierre-Bénite officiellement créée”. leprogres.fr. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ “Recueil des Actes Administratifs du Département du Rhône N°69-2023-285 publié le 14 décembre 2023” (pdf).
- ^ Bonhomme, Michèle (2003). 100 ans de vie à Oullins promenade d’un siècle à l’autre, 1903–2003. Olympus. p. 7. ISBN 978-2951998209.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui: Commune data sheet Oullins, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official website Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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