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Vaulx-en-Velin

Vaulx-en-Velin

Vaulx-en-Velin is a commune in the , , eastern . It is the third-largest suburb of the city of , and is located to its northeast, on the river .
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  • Type: Town with 52,100 residents
  • Description: commune in the metropolis of Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Vaulx”
  • Postal codes: 69120 and 69120

Places of Interest

Highlights include École d’architecture de Lyon and Église Saint-Thomas de Vaulx-en-Velin.

College
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is a college.

Church
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is a church.

Stadium
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, or L' is an indoor sports arena that is located in the Cusset neighborhood of , , . The arena is primarily used to host basketball games. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,556.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Croix-Luizet and Décines-Charpieu.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Vaulx-en-Velin.

Town
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is a commune in the in the region in central-eastern . The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines. is situated 3½ km east of Vaulx-en-Velin.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km north of Vaulx-en-Velin.

Vaulx-en-Velin

Latitude
45.77843° or 45° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
4.92062° or 4° 55′ 14″ east
Population
52,100
Elevation
175 metres (574 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FR VEV
Open location code
8FQ6QWHC+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26691707
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2970456
Wiki­data ID
Q13596
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Vaulx-en-Velin” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Arabic: “فولكس أون فيلين”
  • Aragonese: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Arpitan: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Asturian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Bambara: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Basque: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Bavarian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Breton: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Cajun French: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Catalan: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Cebuano: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Chechen: “Во-ан-Велен”
  • Chinese: “沃昂沃兰”
  • Corsican: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Croatian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Czech: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Dagbani: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Danish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Dutch: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Esperanto: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Estonian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Faroese: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Finnish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • French: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • French: “Vaux-en-Velin”
  • Friulian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Galician: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • German: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Greek: “Βω-αν-Βελέν”
  • Hungarian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Icelandic: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Indonesian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Irish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Italian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Jamaican Creole English: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Japanese: “ヴォー＝アン＝ヴラン”
  • Kabyle: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Kalaallisut: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Kongo: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Korean: “보앙벨랭”
  • Ladin: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Lombard: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Low German: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Luxembourgish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Mainfränkisch: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Malay: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Mazanderani: “وو آن وولن”
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  • Neapolitan: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Northern Frisian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Norwegian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Papiamento: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Persian: “وو آن وولن”
  • Persian: “وو-آن-وولن”
  • Picard: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Romanian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Romansh: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Russian: “Во-ан-Велен”
  • Russian: “Вольс-ан-Велен”
  • Sardinian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Scots: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Serbian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Serbian: “Вол ан Велен”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Sicilian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • South Azerbaijani: “وو آن وولن”
  • Spanish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Swahili: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Swedish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Swiss German: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Tatar: “Во-ан-Велен”
  • Turkish: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Ukrainian: “Во-ан-Велен”
  • Uzbek: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Venetian: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Vietnamese: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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  • Walloon: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Welsh: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Wolof: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
  • Zulu: “Vaulx-en-Velin”
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