Dardilly
Encyclopedia
Dardilly is a commune
in the Rhône department in eastern France
.
Its inhabitants are called Dardillois
, Dardilly is crossed to the east by the A6 autoroute
and the RN6
and to the west by the RN7
. Marked by a pleasanter, greener and more rural lifestyle, Dardilly's center is only 20 minutes by car from the Lyons peninsula. (By TCL
bus: lines 3, 89, and by train, from the Saint-Paul suburb, - Lozanne).
Dardilly, with its 13.99 km² (5.4 sq mi), includes three valleys oriented north south: the valley of ruisseau de la Beffe to the west, the valley of the ruisseau des Planches and the valley of the ruisseau de Serres to the east. Its altitude varies between 260 and 390 metres, allowing exceptional views over the Monts d'Or, the Monts du Lyonnais and even on clear days the Alps, from Vercors
to Mont Blanc
.
The Town also possesses 1.73 km2 of leafy forests of ones and 6.46 km² (2.5 sq mi) of farmland. Many paths for walkers, horseriders and mountain-bikers criss-cross these spaces:
Bordering communes include:
to bring the waters of the Brévenne River (a tributary of the Azergues
, itself a tributary of the Saône
) to Lyon
have been found nearby. More likely, the name Dardilly originated at the time of its first surviving mention, in the 10th century cartulary of Ainay Abbey, which possessed several lands here.
In the Middle Ages, the village, constructed on a mound, was made up of a church dedicated to Saint Pancras, an adjacent cemetery and about twenty houses. In 1210, at the time of the feudal wars, the Count
of Beaujeu
tried to seize the city of Lyon and its then archbishop, Renaud II de Forez, fortified Dardilly as part of his defence of Lyon by building a wall and ditch around the existing settlement.
In the time of Jean-Marie Vianney - the late 18th and early to middle 19th centuries - Dardilly was an agricultural and wine-growing town, with some beautiful houses built by wealthy people from Lyons who spent the summer months here. The population was about 1500 inhabitants. At the end of the 19th century the vines were ravaged by phylloxera
and many of the town's inhabitants left for Lyons to find work, bringing the population down to 982 in 1911. The vine-growers that remained went over to growing fruit.
In 1986 Pope John-Paul II visited Dardilly to see Vianney's birthplace on the occasion of the bicentenary of his birth.
Municipal Team 2001-2008
29 members.
Maire
: Michèle Vullien
Maire's assistants:
Other officials elected with a majority:
Opposition (from the Right):
) commune, 52.3% work in another (non-TECHLID) commune within the département and 4.7% work outside the département.
(Germany
) Chorleywood
(England
) Niabina
(Mauritania
) since 1987 – Inter-commune twinning with Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or
and Limonest
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Rhône department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Its inhabitants are called Dardillois
Geography
An undulating town to in the western lyonnaisLyonnais
The Lyonnais is a historical province of France which owes its name to the city of Lyon.The geographical area known as the Lyonnais became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the division of the Carolingian Empire...
, Dardilly is crossed to the east by the A6 autoroute
A6 autoroute (France)
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...
and the RN6
Route nationale 6
The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road in France between Paris and the frontier with Italy in the Alps.- Reclassification :The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the A 6 autoroute...
and to the west by the RN7
Route nationale 7
The Route nationale 7, or RN 7, is a trunk road in France between Paris and the border with Italy. It was also known as the Route Bleue and — sarcastically, during the annual rush to the Mediterranean beaches — the Route de la Mort .-History:The Romans under Marcus Agrippa established...
. Marked by a pleasanter, greener and more rural lifestyle, Dardilly's center is only 20 minutes by car from the Lyons peninsula. (By TCL
Transports en commun lyonnais
The Transports en commun lyonnais is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France , and covers 62 communes, including all 57 communes of the Urban Community of Lyon, spread over .- Network :The TCL manages:*4 metro lines...
bus: lines 3, 89, and by train, from the Saint-Paul suburb, - Lozanne).
Dardilly, with its 13.99 km² (5.4 sq mi), includes three valleys oriented north south: the valley of ruisseau de la Beffe to the west, the valley of the ruisseau des Planches and the valley of the ruisseau de Serres to the east. Its altitude varies between 260 and 390 metres, allowing exceptional views over the Monts d'Or, the Monts du Lyonnais and even on clear days the Alps, from Vercors
Vercors Plateau
The Vercors is a range of plateaux and mountains in the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps. It lies west of the Dauphiné Alps, from which it is separated by the rivers Drac and Isère...
to Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
.
The Town also possesses 1.73 km2 of leafy forests of ones and 6.46 km² (2.5 sq mi) of farmland. Many paths for walkers, horseriders and mountain-bikers criss-cross these spaces:
- chemin du Bois de Serres (walkers' information centre)
- sentier de la Beffe
- chemin de la Thuillière
- sentier de Chantemerle
- chemin du Pont
- chemin des Saules
Bordering communes include:
- Champagne-au-Mont-d'OrChampagne-au-Mont-d'OrChampagne-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.- External Links :*...
- Charbonnières-les-BainsCharbonnières-les-BainsCharbonnières-les-Bains is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
- DommartinDommartin, RhôneDommartin is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.On January 7, 1944, former Senator Joseph Serlin was executed at Dommartin by the German occupation authorities, due to his links with the French Resistance.-References:*...
- EcullyÉcullyÉcully is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.Just west of Lyon, Écully is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute.It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including Ecole de Management de Lyon and Ecole Centrale de Lyon.-References:*...
- LimonestLimonestLimonest is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France located 10 km away from Lyon urban area on the Monts d'Or hills.Its people are known as the Limonois...
- LissieuLissieuLissieu is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France....
- La Tour-de-SalvagnyLa Tour-de-SalvagnyLa Tour-de-Salvagny is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
History
The name Dardilly may originate from the Gallo-Roman name Dardiliacus, if the town was founded in that period, but there is no historic proof for this hypothesis, although the remains of an aqueduct built by ClaudiusClaudius
Claudius , was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy...
to bring the waters of the Brévenne River (a tributary of the Azergues
Azergues
The Azergues is a river in the Rhône department, in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Saône, which it joins in Anse. Its source is in the Beaujolais hills, near Chénelette. The Azergues flows through the following towns: Lamure-sur-Azergues, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Chessy, Châtillon,...
, itself a tributary of the Saône
Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....
) to Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
have been found nearby. More likely, the name Dardilly originated at the time of its first surviving mention, in the 10th century cartulary of Ainay Abbey, which possessed several lands here.
In the Middle Ages, the village, constructed on a mound, was made up of a church dedicated to Saint Pancras, an adjacent cemetery and about twenty houses. In 1210, at the time of the feudal wars, the Count
Comte
Comte is a title of Catalan, Occitan and French nobility. In the English language, the title is equivalent to count, a rank in several European nobilities. The corresponding rank in England is earl...
of Beaujeu
Beaujeu, Rhône
Beaujeu is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies between Mâcon and Lyon.Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region of Beaujolais , a former province of France of which it is the historical capital...
tried to seize the city of Lyon and its then archbishop, Renaud II de Forez, fortified Dardilly as part of his defence of Lyon by building a wall and ditch around the existing settlement.
In the time of Jean-Marie Vianney - the late 18th and early to middle 19th centuries - Dardilly was an agricultural and wine-growing town, with some beautiful houses built by wealthy people from Lyons who spent the summer months here. The population was about 1500 inhabitants. At the end of the 19th century the vines were ravaged by phylloxera
Phylloxera
Grape phylloxera ; originally described in France as Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called phylloxera is a pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America...
and many of the town's inhabitants left for Lyons to find work, bringing the population down to 982 in 1911. The vine-growers that remained went over to growing fruit.
In 1986 Pope John-Paul II visited Dardilly to see Vianney's birthplace on the occasion of the bicentenary of his birth.
Administration
List elected officialsMunicipal Team 2001-2008
29 members.
Maire
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
: Michèle Vullien
Maire's assistants:
- Employment, Economy, Trade, Agriculture : Jean Cornet
- Sports, Youth, Leisure, Communication : Christine Larochette
- UrbanismUrbanismBroadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...
,Environnement and quality of life : Yann Viremouneix - Social Action and Integration : Pascale Sapin
- Childhood and Education : Cécile Montreuil
- Jobs, Property lawProperty lawProperty law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property...
, and Social securitySocial securitySocial security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
: Jean François Fargier - Finance and Futures studies : Bruno Grange
- Culture : Robert Pepey
Other officials elected with a majority:
- Noelle Doussin
- Jacques Taveau
- Suzanne Jambon Grandis
- Thierry Martin
- Alain Lascoutounax
- Agnès Bailly
- Mireille Imbernon
- Cédric Accary
- Françoise Ville
- Anne Rouffet
- Arlette Goubier
- Rose France Furnillon
- Chantal Gaignou
- Christian Ponsot
- Jacques Gallay
Opposition (from the Right):
- Renaud Brunet
- Martine Eeses
- Jean Yves Deloste
- Marie France Loiseleur
- Florence Dugourd
List of mayors
| From | Name | Party | Party | |
| March 2001 | Michèle Vullien | Independent | Conseillère générale | |
| June 1995 | Michèle Vullien | Independent | Cadre Mutuelle | |
| June 1990 | Daniel Le Maire | R.P.R. | ||
| March 1989 | Bernard Thomas | Independent | ||
| March 1971 | André Vialle | Independent | ||
| Holders before this date are unknown | ||||
Demography
The active population of Dardilly is 3546. Out of the employed residents of the commune, 25.6% work in Dardilly, 17.4% work in another TECHLID (Technopole économique de l'Ouest Lyonnais - Technopolis of West LyonnaisLyonnais
The Lyonnais is a historical province of France which owes its name to the city of Lyon.The geographical area known as the Lyonnais became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the division of the Carolingian Empire...
) commune, 52.3% work in another (non-TECHLID) commune within the département and 4.7% work outside the département.
Economic
- Dardilly is made up of two principal and nearby commercial centres, one around the church of Saint Jean-Marie Vianney (Dardilly-le-Bas, or Lower Dardilly), the other around the church of Saint Claude (Upper Dardilly, Dardilly-le-Haut). Some trades are also present along the avenue de Verdun. The tourist complex of Porte de Lyon, along the A6, includes many hotelHotelA hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s and restaurantRestaurantA restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s as well as a discoDiscoDisco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
. Porte de Lyon also has an AuchanAuchanGroupe Auchan SA is a French international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Croix, France. It is one of the world's principal distribution groups with a presence in 12 countries and 175,000 employees....
shopping center. - Dardilly belongs to the economic area west of Greater LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
called TECHLID, made up of 7 towns (La Tour-de-SalvagnyLa Tour-de-SalvagnyLa Tour-de-Salvagny is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, ÉcullyÉcullyÉcully is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.Just west of Lyon, Écully is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute.It is also the location of many higher education institutions, including Ecole de Management de Lyon and Ecole Centrale de Lyon.-References:*...
, Champagne-au-Mont-d'OrChampagne-au-Mont-d'OrChampagne-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.- External Links :*...
, LimonestLimonestLimonest is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France located 10 km away from Lyon urban area on the Monts d'Or hills.Its people are known as the Limonois...
, Dardilly, Tassin-la-Demi-LuneTassin-la-Demi-LuneTassin-la-Demi-Lune is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-Notable people:French footballer Jérémy Berthod and foil fencer Corinne Maîtrejean were both born there.-References:*...
, Charbonnières-les-BainsCharbonnières-les-BainsCharbonnières-les-Bains is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
). In 2003, TECHLID included 5284 businessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es, of which 896 were within Dardilly. This is mainly the three PMESmall and medium enterpriseSmall and medium enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits.The abbreviation "SME" occurs commonly...
/PMISmall and medium enterpriseSmall and medium enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits.The abbreviation "SME" occurs commonly...
(small and medium industries and businesses), because 68.7% entreprises in TECHLID have less than 2 employees. The activity of the businesses in Dardilly is divided up as follows:
| Primary | Secondary | Tertiary | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 % | 13.2 % | 82.4 % | 1.2 % |
- The agricultural sector is also important, with 9 businesses growing wine, apples, and berries.
Social
Dardilly has several social action groups :- The CCAS (Centre communal d'action sociale, or community social action centre)
- A "Maison de la Petite Enfance", or nursery schoolNursery schoolA nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
- A retirement home "La Bretonnière"
- A CAT - Ateliers Denis Cordonnier (social and employment centres for the handicapped)
- many associations such as the Association de service à domicile (home care group), the families association, Dardilly AVF Acceuil, etc.
Residences
The town had 1,700 buildings in 1982, compared to 2 821 buildings in 2005. Even though the town's buildings have remained very residential, with a majority being individually owned houses, many of its buildings are social housing.Environment
- Dardilly participates in recycling by obliging its inhabitants to sort their waste into two distinct dustbins.
- The waste collection site of Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or is open to the Dardillois.
- The town participates in the composting drive launched by Greater Lyon: every home is reimbursed 30 € on purchase of a composter.
Schools
- 3 nursery and primary schools - the groupe scolaire Grégoire-Parsonge, the groupe scolaire des Noyeraies and the Saint-Joseph private school.
- Dardilly is attached to the Jean-Philippe Rameau college at Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or.
- Dardilly is attached to the Jean Perrin lycée and the La Martinière lycée, both in Lyon.
- Dardilly has several vocational training schools - the CFA Philibert de L'Orme (construction), the Institut de formation du bâtiment et des travaux publics (Institute for construction training and public works), the François Rabelais hotel-training school, and a lycée of the landscape and environment.
Culture
- The Aqueduc, a cultural centre, contains a médiathèque, a ludothèque, a "salle de spectacle" or exhibition hall (which hosts a cinema club) and several rooms for societies. Exhibitions regularly occur in its hall.
- Dardilly has more than 35 associations in all areas : sportSportA Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
, musicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, theatreTheatreTheatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, artArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s, travelTravelTravel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
, twinningTown twinningTwin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
, etc. - "Les Vendredis Baroques" (BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
Fridays) is an annual festivalMusic festivalA music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
of baroque music, held in June in the church of Sant-Claude.
Religion
The 2 churches, Saint Jean-Marie Vianney et Saint Claude, make up the Catholic parish of Dardilly.Sights and monuments
- The Parsonnage manor
- Sant Jean-Marie Vianney church
- Saint Claude church
- the Bois de Serres
- Vianney's birthplace
- The oratory of Jean Marie Vianney
- The anti-war monument to the dead, inscribed "Contre la guerre et ses victimes la fraternité des peuples" (the brotherhood of peoples, against war and its victims), is one of France's Pacifist monuments to the dead.
- The Paillet fort
Sport
About twenty sports associations and some businesses (e.g. a dance school) give a variety of sports opportunities in Dardilly. The town also has access to several sports facilities:- The moulin Carron complex (gym, stadium, dojoDojoA is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...
, tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
), rebuilt and enlarged in 2007 *The Brocardière stadiumStadiumA modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
(soccer pitch and athletics track) - The Roland Guillaud gymGymThe word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium (climbing walls) - The Paillet boulodromeBoulesBoules is a collective name for games played with metal balls.Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and boule lyonnaise. The aim of the game is to get large, heavy balls as close to the 'jack' as you can. It is very popular especially in France, but also Italy, where it may often be seen...
- The départemental boulodrome: situated in the Porte de Lyon, this large complex was inaugurated officially on 4 and 5 December 2006. At the crossroads for more than twenty years, the départemental boulodrome has thus left the south gate to be reborn at the Porte de Lyon. Installed on nearly 7 000 m², this complex includes more than 4,500 m² (covered and open-air) dedicated to games, of which 1,083 is air-conditioned, as well as a bar, a restaurant and a terrace. Ten games areas are up to international standard and allow the organization of competitions at the highest level.
- The Brocardière BMXBMXBicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
track.
Twin towns
MerzhausenMerzhausen
Merzhausen is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.*...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) Chorleywood
Chorleywood
Chorleywood is a village and civil parish in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. It had a population of 6,814 people at the 2001 census. The parish of Chorleywood as a whole has a population of 10,775. The town lies in the far south west of Hertfordshire, on the...
(England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) Niabina
Niabina
Niabina is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania.As of 2000 it had a population of 10,387.-References:...
(Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
) since 1987 – Inter-commune twinning with Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or
Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or
Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.- External Links :*...
and Limonest
Limonest
Limonest is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France located 10 km away from Lyon urban area on the Monts d'Or hills.Its people are known as the Limonois...