Tassin-la-Demi-Lune

Tassin la Demi-Lune (French pronunciation: [tasɛ̃ la dəmi lyn]) is a commune in Lyon Metropolis in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central eastern France.

Tassin la Demi-Lune
Commune
Église Saint-Claude
Coat of arms
Location of Tassin la Demi-Lune
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Coordinates: 45°45′50″N 4°46′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Charmot[1]
Area 1	7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	22,676
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69244 /69160
Elevation	186–309 m (610–1,014 ft) (avg. 225.2 m or 739 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

From	To	Name	Political party	Profession
1894	1896	Émile Lachize	-	Doctor
1896	1900	Alphonse Rieussec	-	Doctor
1900	1903	Émile Lachize	-	Doctor
1903	1908	Étienne Marin	-	-
1908	1930	Hippolyte Péragut	-	-
1930	1935	Pierre Vauboin	-	-
1935	1944	Édouard Ruelle	-	-
sept 1944	oct 1947	Joseph Huissoud	-	-
oct 1947	July 1952	Pierre Audras	-	-
oct 1952	March 1971	Joseph Huissoud	-	-
March 1971	April 1992	Georges Perret	UDF-CDS	-
April 1992	March 2004	Alain Imbert	RPR, then UMP	-
April 2004	April 2014	Jean-Claude Desseigne	UDI	-
April 2014	-	Pascal Charmot	UMP	-

Demography

Its inhabitants are named Tassilunois in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 395 —     1800 257 −5.96% 1806 326 +4.04% 1821 415 +1.62% 1831 656 +4.69% 1836 728 +2.10% 1841 816 +2.31% 1846 852 +0.87% 1851 868 +0.37% 1856 997 +2.81% 1861 1,081 +1.63% 1866 1,188 +1.91% 1872 1,422 +3.04% 1876 1,690 +4.41% 1881 2,664 +9.53% 1886 3,529 +5.78% 1891 3,479 −0.28% 1896 3,518 +0.22%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,056 +2.89% 1906 4,528 +2.23% 1911 4,688 +0.70% 1921 5,263 +1.16% 1926 5,893 +2.29% 1931 6,512 +2.02% 1936 6,750 +0.72% 1946 7,675 +1.29% 1954 8,574 +1.39% 1962 10,930 +3.08% 1968 12,983 +2.91% 1975 14,886 +1.97% 1982 15,001 +0.11% 1990 15,460 +0.38% 1999 15,977 +0.37% 2009 18,967 +1.73% 2014 21,743 +2.77% 2020 22,475 +0.55%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

• Jérémy Berthod, footballer
• Corinne Maîtrejean, foil fencer
• Hélène Seuzaret, actress
• Woodkid, musician

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE