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Tassin-la-Demi-Lune

Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Église Saint-Claude
Église Saint-Claude
Coat of arms of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Map
Location of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is located in France
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Location within France
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
 (2023)[2]
23,200
 • Density2,980/km2 (7,710/sq mi)
DemonymTassilunois
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)
Websitewww.tassinlademilune.fr
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 d(ə)milyn]) or simply Tassin is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central-eastern France.

History

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The Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1886.[3]

Geography

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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

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FromToNamePolitical partyProfession
18941896Émile Lachize-Doctor
18961900Alphonse Rieussec-Doctor
19001903Émile Lachize-Doctor
19031908Étienne Marin--
19081930Hippolyte Péragut--
19301935Pierre Vauboin--
19351944Édouard Ruelle--
sept 1944oct 1947Joseph Huissoud--
oct 1947July 1952Pierre Audras--
oct 1952March 1971Joseph Huissoud--
March 1971April 1992Georges PerretUDF-CDS-
April 1992March 2004Alain ImbertRPR, then UMP-
April 2004April 2014Jean-Claude DesseigneUDI-
April 2014-Pascal CharmotUMP-

Demographics

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Its inhabitants are named Tassilunois (masculine) and Tassilunoises (feminine) in French.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Méjat, Rémy (1983). Tassin-la-Demi-Lune: son histoire, son terroir, ses habitants. FeniXX réédition numérique. p. 89. ISBN 978-2402416238.
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE