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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 / 45.764°N 4.780°E / 45.764; 4.780
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Charmot
Area	7.79 km (3.01 sq mi)
Population	22,819
• Density	2,900/km (7,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Tassilunois
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)
Website	www.tassinlademilune.fr
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.

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

Demographics

Its inhabitants are named Tassilunois (masculine) and Tassilunoises (feminine) 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%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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.

• Communes of Lyon Metropolis
• Lyonnais