Oullins-Pierre-Bénite

Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Location of Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Coordinates: 45°42′54″N 4°48′30″E / 45.71500°N 4.80833°E / 45.71500; 4.80833
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Jérôme Moroge
Area
1
8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
38,168
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69149 /69310, 69600
Elevation155–271 m (509–889 ft)
Websitehttps://www.oullins.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oullins-Pierre-Bénite (French pronunciation: [ulɛ̃ pjɛʁ benit]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of Oullins and Pierre-Bénite.

It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.

History

The new municipality was officially established on 1 January 1, 2024 by decree of 12 December 2023, with the transformation of the two old communes into "delegated communes".[2][3] The Hôtel de Ville, which was formerly the town hall of Oullins, was completed in 1903.[4]

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 34,634—    
1975 37,821+1.27%
1982 36,636−0.45%
1990 35,703−0.32%
1999 35,146−0.17%
2007 35,558+0.15%
2012 35,967+0.23%
2017 36,663+0.38%
2023 38,168+0.67%
Source: INSEE[5]

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ "La commune d'Oullins-Pierre-Bénite officiellement créée". leprogres.fr. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Recueil des Actes Administratifs du Département du Rhône N°69-2023-285 publié le 14 décembre 2023" (pdf).
  4. ^ Bonhomme, Michèle (2003). 100 ans de vie à Oullins promenade d'un siècle à l'autre, 1903–2003. Olympus. p. 7. ISBN 978-2951998209.
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE