Heyrieux

Heyrieux
The church of Heyrieux
Location of Heyrieux
Heyrieux
Heyrieux
Coordinates: 45°37′48″N 5°03′50″E / 45.63°N 5.0639°E / 45.63; 5.0639
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementVienne
CantonLa Verpillière
IntercommunalityCollines Isère Nord Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Angonin[1]
Area
1
13.95 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,824
 • Density345.8/km2 (895.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38189 /38540
Elevation259–381 m (850–1,250 ft)
(avg. 208 m or 682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heyrieux (French pronunciation: [ɛʁjø]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Toponymy

As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.

Population

Twin towns

Heyrieux is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Heyrieux, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE