Oullins

Oullins () is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. On 1 January 2024, Oullins merged with Pierre-Bénite to form the new commune of Oullins-Pierre-Bénite.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1903.

Population

Transport

• Several Buses (C7, C10, 8, 12, 14, 17, 63, 88)
• Subway Line B in December 2013.
• Oullins station, which is part of the TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes rail network

Notable people

• Jean-Bryan Boukaka, footballer
• Barbara Buatois, cyclist
• Georges Charpy (1865–1945)
• Patrice Garande, footballer
• Sabrina Palie, basketball athlete
• Joseph Marie Jacquard
• Clémence Lortet, naturalist, botanist
• Louis Charles Émile Lortet, physician, botanist, zoologist and Egyptologist.
• Lionel Bah, professional football player
• Féthi Harek, professional football player
• Patrick de Gayardon, skydiver
• Charles Le Gendre, American Civil War general & first foreign advisor in Japan
• Dora Jemaa-Amirouche, Athlete(400m hurdles)
• Clément Turpin, football referee
• Olivier Panis, racing driver
• Jean-Louis Ubaud, politician

Twin towns

• Nürtingen, Germany, since 1962
• Pescia, Italy, since 1994

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

References

External links

• Official website (in French)