INSEE has just made public the results of the last census. In 2018, it was the small villages of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that attracted the most new inhabitants.
Assessment: large agglomerations such as Lyon, Saint Etienne or Clermont-Ferrand continue to see their population grow, thanks above all to a positive natural balance (more births than deaths). But the municipalities that gain the most inhabitants are villages such as Aix-la-Fayette in the Puy-de-Dôme (+ 7% in 5 years), Grézieu-le-Fromental in the Loire (+ 9%) or even Chévry in the Ain (+ 7%). And this time it’s thanks to new arrivals.
Population in the main cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ain:
Bourg-en-Bresse : 41,248 (+ 0.4% compared to 2013)
Valserhône : 16,431 (+ 0.7% compared to 2013)
Ambérieu-en-Bugey : 14.204 (-0.2% compared to 2013)
Allier :
Vichy : 24.854 (-0.4% compared to 2013)
Isère :
Vienna : 29,583 (+ 0.2% compared to 2013)
Loire :
Saint Etienne : 173.089 (+ 0.1% compared to 2013)
Roanne : 34.004 (-0.9% compared to 2013)
Rive-de-Gier : 15.105 (+0.6%)
Saint-Chamond : 34,979 (-0.2% compared to 2013)
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert : 15.034 (+ 0.9% compared to 2013)
Haute-Loire:
Le Puy-en-Velay : 19,061 (+ 0.5% compared to 2013)
Puy de Dome :
Clermont-Ferrand : 146.734 (+ 0.7% compared to 2013)
Cournon-d’Auvergne : 20.157 (+ 0.9% compared to 2013)
Gerzat : 10.315 (-0.2% compared to 2013)
Issoire : 15,214 (+ 1.3% compared to 2013)
Riom : 19,011 (+ 0.4% compared to 2013)
Thiers : 11,778 (+ 0.8% compared to 2013)
Rhône :
Lyon : 518.635 (+ 0.7% compared to 2013)
Oullins : 26,583 (+ 0.4% compared to 2013)
Givors : 20,121 (+ 0.6% compared to 2013)
Vaulx-en-Velin : 50,823 (+ 2.9% compared to 2013)
Venissious : 67,129 (+ 1.7% compared to 2013)
Villeurbanne : 150,659 (+ 0.5% compared to 2013)
Meyzieu : 34,151 (+ 1.7% compared to 2013)
Saint-Priest : 46,510 (+ 1.6% compared to 2013)
Villefranche-sur-Saone : 36,288 (-0.1% compared to 2013)
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