Meyzieu

Meyzieu
Commune
The town hall in Meyzieu
Coat of arms
Location of Meyzieu
Meyzieu Meyzieu
Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 5°00′13″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Quiniou
Area 1	23.01 km2 (8.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	35,882
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69282 /69330
Elevation	167–250 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.

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%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transport

• Rhônexpress
• Tram T3

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

External links

• Official website (in French)