Meyzieu

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Christophe Quiniou^[1]Area23.01 km² (8.88 sq mi)Population35,882 • Density1,600/km² (4,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation167–250 m (548–820 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meyzieu (French pronunciation: [mɛzjø]; Arpitan: 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 the Isère department.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 910 —     1800 1,045 +2.00% 1806 1,006 −0.63% 1821 1,121 +0.72% 1831 1,155 +0.30% 1836 1,301 +2.41% 1841 1,353 +0.79% 1846 1,460 +1.53% 1851 1,433 −0.37% 1856 1,456 +0.32% 1861 1,525 +0.93% 1866 1,504 −0.28% 1872 1,580 +0.82% 1876 1,566 −0.22% 1881 1,436 −1.72% 1886 1,540 +1.41% 1891 1,519 −0.27% 1896 1,995 +5.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,597 −4.35% 1906 1,482 −1.48% 1911 1,523 +0.55% 1921 1,641 +0.75% 1926 1,807 +1.95% 1931 2,215 +4.16% 1936 2,209 −0.05% 1946 2,021 −0.89% 1954 2,333 +1.81% 1962 4,483 +8.51% 1968 10,012 +14.33% 1975 19,435 +9.94% 1982 26,776 +4.68% 1990 28,077 +0.59% 1999 28,009 −0.03% 2007 29,014 +0.44% 2012 31,493 +1.65% 2017 33,477 +1.23%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Transport

• Rhônexpress
• Tram T3

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

References

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