What is Vénissieux?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Vénissieux |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Venissieux-village-2019.jpg |caption = Sunset over Vénissieux |image coat of arms = Blason Vénissieux.svg |arrondissement = Lyon |canton = |INSEE = 69259 |postal code = 69200 |mayor = Michèle Picard<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|access-date=12 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |party = [[French Communist Party|PCF]] |intercommunality = |coordinates = {{coord|45.6978|4.8867|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 186 |elevation min m = 171 |elevation max m = 229 |area km2 = 15.33 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Vénissieux''' is a commune in the [[Lyon Metropolis|Greater Lyon]] area. It is the biggest settlement in the area, after [[Lyon]] and [[Villeurbanne]]. Today, it is mostly built-up area; there's an important automoblie industry. As of 2018, about 67,000 people lived in Vénissieux. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Venissieux}} [[Category:Communes in Rhône]] {{France-geo-stub}}