Caluire-et-Cuire

Caluire-et-Cuire (French pronunciation: [kalɥiʁ e kɥiʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in central-eastern France.

Caluire-et-Cuire
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms
Location of Caluire-et-Cuire
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Coordinates: 45°47′43″N 4°50′50″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Bastien Joint (LR)
Area 1	10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	43,479
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69034 /69300
Elevation	165–275 m (541–902 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 fifth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and lies 4 km north-by-east of Lyon.^[2]

History

The Hôtel de Ville was built as the maison des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes (House of the Brothers of the Christian Schools) in 1846.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,500 —     1800 2,473 −0.16% 1806 2,719 +1.59% 1821 2,773 +0.13% 1831 4,000 +3.73% 1836 4,922 +4.24% 1841 4,705 −0.90% 1846 5,048 +1.42% 1851 6,148 +4.02% 1856 8,099 +5.67% 1861 8,774 +1.61% 1866 9,182 +0.91% 1872 8,440 −1.39% 1876 8,702 +0.77% 1881 9,740 +2.28% 1886 9,854 +0.23% 1891 9,988 +0.27% 1896 10,053 +0.13% 1901 10,926 +1.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 10,223 −1.32% 1911 10,877 +1.25% 1921 12,882 +1.71% 1926 13,523 +0.98% 1931 16,126 +3.58% 1936 15,760 −0.46% 1946 17,592 +1.11% 1954 19,886 +1.54% 1962 25,754 +3.28% 1968 37,603 +6.51% 1975 43,041 +1.95% 1982 41,931 −0.37% 1990 41,311 −0.19% 1999 41,233 −0.02% 2007 41,010 −0.07% 2012 42,038 +0.50% 2017 43,187 +0.54% 2022 43,479 +0.13%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Neighbourhoods

• Le Bourg
• Vassieux
• Cuire-le-Bas (quarter)
• Cuire-le-Haut (quarter)
• Saint-Clair
• Le Vernay
• Montessuy
• Bissardon

See also

• Parc Saint-Clair