Vaulx-en-Velin
Vaulx-en-Velin is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
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 The town hall in Vaulx-en-Velin | |
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Location of Vaulx-en-Velin 
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| Coordinates: 45°46′36″N 4°55′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Hélène Geoffroy (PS) |
| Area 1 | 20.95 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 49,658 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69256 /69120 |
| Elevation | 165–193 m (541–633 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. | |
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the Rhône River.
Transport
- Metro line A
- Tram T3
- Several buses lines from Transports en commun lyonnais
- Rhônexpress
Personalities
- Marie-Frederique Ayissi, basketball player
- Junior Sambia, footballer
- Nathalie Arthaud, candidate for the 2012 presidential election, was one of the municipal councillors[2]
- Corinne Vigreux (born 1964), business executive, co-founder of TomTom
- Khal Torabully, writer, director
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gollark: You would configure a channel for making/receiving calls, and it would be assigned a "number" (maybe four random words, even) with which other people could apiocall (alternative name pending) you.If you take an apiocall, you would then temporarily have messages be apioformically transmitted between the servers on each end until someone ends it.
See also
- Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Conseillers municipaux". Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-27.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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