The centre of Décines is located southwest of the Grand-Large reservoir. The commune is divided in two by the Canal de Jonage, a deviation of the Rhône, on which the reservoir was formed. The centre of Lyon is located 12 km (7.4 mi) west. The surrounding communes are:
Décines-Charpieu left the department of Isère and joined the department of Rhône on 21 February 1968 to become a member of the Urban Community of Lyon per 1 January 1969. On 1 January 2015, it administratively left the department of Rhône to join the newly-formed Metropolis of Lyon.
Transport
Décines-Charpieu is served by Lyon tramway Lines 3 and 7.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
406
—
1800
503
+3.11%
1806
620
+3.55%
1821
735
+1.14%
1831
832
+1.25%
1836
769
−1.56%
1841
860
+2.26%
1846
984
+2.73%
1851
976
−0.16%
1856
1,027
+1.02%
1861
1,082
+1.05%
1866
1,094
+0.22%
1872
1,106
+0.18%
1876
1,047
−1.36%
1881
997
−0.97%
1886
1,085
+1.71%
1891
1,077
−0.15%
1896
1,220
+2.52%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
1,159
−1.02%
1906
1,062
−1.73%
1911
1,130
+1.25%
1921
1,618
+3.65%
1926
3,602
+17.36%
1931
6,942
+14.02%
1936
6,078
−2.62%
1946
6,445
+0.59%
1954
7,546
+1.99%
1962
10,931
+4.74%
1968
15,297
+5.76%
1975
20,031
+3.93%
1982
22,832
+1.89%
1990
24,564
+0.92%
1999
24,193
−0.17%
2007
24,952
+0.39%
2012
25,912
+0.76%
2017
28,602
+2.00%
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As of 2009[update] there were nine public preschools (maternelles),[5] nine public elementary schools (some preschools and elementary schools are grouped into combined primary schools), two public junior high schools (Collège Georges Brassens and Collège Maryse Bastie), and one public senior high school/sixth-form college (Lycée d'Enseignement Polyvalent Chaplin-Becquerel).[6]
There is one Catholic private day school, École maternelle/primaire/Collège Jeanne d'Arc.[5]
Parc Olympique Lyonnais hosted the men and women's football tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] It also hosted the WWE Backlash France event on 4 May 2024.