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.

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

Twin towns

 * 🇩🇪 Nürtingen, Germany, since 1962
 * 🇮🇹 Pescia, Italy, since 1994