Tassin-la-Demi-Lune

Coordinates: 45°45′50″N 4°46′48″E / 45.764°N 4.780°E / 45.764; 4.780
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Tassin la Demi-Lune
Église Saint-Claude
Église Saint-Claude
Coat of arms of Tassin la Demi-Lune
Location of Tassin la Demi-Lune
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Tassin la Demi-Lune is located in France
Tassin la Demi-Lune
Tassin la Demi-Lune
Tassin la Demi-Lune is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tassin la Demi-Lune
Tassin la Demi-Lune
Coordinates: 45°45′50″N 4°46′48″E / 45.764°N 4.780°E / 45.764; 4.780
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Charmot[1]
Area
1
7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
22,676
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69244 /69160
Elevation186–309 m (610–1,014 ft)
(avg. 225.2 m or 739 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tassin la Demi-Lune (French pronunciation: [tasɛ̃ la dəmi lyn]) is a commune in Lyon Metropolis in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central eastern France.

Geography[edit]

The town of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is located in the western suburbs of Lyon and is part of Lyon Metropolis.

The city is connected by four train stations: Écully-la-Demi-Lune, Tassin, Alaï and Le Méridien.

Several bus lines connect the city to the metro station Gorge de Loup (Line D): strong lines C21, C24 and C24E, as well as the normal bus lines 14, 72, 73 and 73E, 86 and 98. Line 5 and 55 also connected the city to other metro stations.

Mayors[edit]

From To Name Political party Profession
1894 1896 Émile Lachize - Doctor
1896 1900 Alphonse Rieussec - Doctor
1900 1903 Émile Lachize - Doctor
1903 1908 Étienne Marin - -
1908 1930 Hippolyte Péragut - -
1930 1935 Pierre Vauboin - -
1935 1944 Édouard Ruelle - -
sept 1944 oct 1947 Joseph Huissoud - -
oct 1947 July 1952 Pierre Audras - -
oct 1952 March 1971 Joseph Huissoud - -
March 1971 April 1992 Georges Perret UDF-CDS -
April 1992 March 2004 Alain Imbert RPR, then UMP -
April 2004 April 2014 Jean-Claude Desseigne UDI -
April 2014 - Pascal Charmot UMP -

Demography[edit]

Its inhabitants are named Tassilunois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 395—    
1800 257−5.96%
1806 326+4.04%
1821 415+1.62%
1831 656+4.69%
1836 728+2.10%
1841 816+2.31%
1846 852+0.87%
1851 868+0.37%
1856 997+2.81%
1861 1,081+1.63%
1866 1,188+1.91%
1872 1,422+3.04%
1876 1,690+4.41%
1881 2,664+9.53%
1886 3,529+5.78%
1891 3,479−0.28%
1896 3,518+0.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,056+2.89%
1906 4,528+2.23%
1911 4,688+0.70%
1921 5,263+1.16%
1926 5,893+2.29%
1931 6,512+2.02%
1936 6,750+0.72%
1946 7,675+1.29%
1954 8,574+1.39%
1962 10,930+3.08%
1968 12,983+2.91%
1975 14,886+1.97%
1982 15,001+0.11%
1990 15,460+0.38%
1999 15,977+0.37%
2009 18,967+1.73%
2014 21,743+2.77%
2020 22,475+0.55%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE