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| Coordinates:45°31′03″N4°57′54″E / 45.5175°N 4.965°E /45.5175; 4.965 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Vienne-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Vienne Condrieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Denis Peillot[1] |
Area 1 | 20.69 km2 (7.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,677 |
| • Density | 177.7/km2 (460.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38157 /38780 |
| Elevation | 186–352 m (610–1,155 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Estrablin (French pronunciation:[ɛstʁablɛ̃]) is acommune in theIsèredepartment in southeasternFrance. Located nearVienne (7 km) andLyon (30 km), Estrablin is attractive for its calm and its rural atmosphere. The name of the town is believed to be derived from the French word definingaspens (tremble), a species ofpoplar trees locally present in large quantities, especially along the rivers.
Located near theGallo-Roman city ofVienne, Estrablin was long occupied and exploited by men. Thus, theRoman times have left many traces. First, it is important to note that inRoman times, Estrablin, together withEyzin-Pinet, was the main source ofwater supply for the city ofVienne. Indeed, four of the elevenaqueducts bringingwater inVienne came from the territory of the current commune of Estrablin. Three of theseaqueducts took their water from theaquifer of the Gère river (two in the hamlet ofGemens, one in the hamlet ofGabetière). The lastaqueducts took its water directly in the Suze stream thanks to a reservoir dam that the Romans had built between the hamlet ofMalissol upstream, and the Gère river, downstream.
The discovery of ancient objects on the territory of Estrablin also attests of a former occupation. Thus, during the development of the D41Department Road in 1837 was discovered, in the hamlet ofLa Coupe, an earthenware vase containing more than 1,000Roman coins dating from the third and fourth centuries. Unfortunately, all of these coins disappeared, probably shared between the workers behind the discovery.
The current commune of Estrablin was born from the union of two catholicparishes:Estrablin andGemens. The hamlet ofGemens, thanks to its proximity withVienne, experienced great development in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Indeed, various industries settled on the banks of the Gère river: grain mills, beaters hemp, paper factories... We know that in 1452, Louis the Dauphin, futureLouis XI of France, bequeathed the territory ofGemens (then calledGemma inmedieval French) to one of hisvalets, a man namedMontaigu.
Other archives tell us that in 1575, a major paper factory belonging to Jean-Jacques Gabet was operating inGemens, supplying many printing houses ofVienne and evenLyon. From the eighteenth century, the industries ofGemens gradually disappeared and, in 1721, the parish was removed and attached to that of Estrablin. Thepriest of Estrablin then also becamepriest ofGemens.
Jean-Jacques Gabet, of whom we mentioned the name earlier, was an important figure of theRenaissance in Estrablin. Born inChâtonnay and Judge in the Court ofVienne, Gabet lived in a large fortified mansion calledGabetière and located in the parish of Estrablin. Committed support of theProtestant Reformation, Gabet was a locally prominentHuguenot involved in the religious wars of the sixteenth century. Having taken an active part in theAmboise conspiracy, Gabet participated, along with theBaron des Adrets, in the siege ofVienne which led to the firstProtestant sermon in theDiocese of Vienne (January 1562).
In 1853, Jean Mayoud was appointed mayor of Estrablin and launched a major campaign to improve the few roads and many pathways of thecommune. Some bridges were constructed and several pathways enlarged, gradually turning into roads.
1867 was a milestone for thecommune of Estrablin as it lost a significant part of its territory to the newly established commune ofPont-Évêque, whose creation was decided by the law of 20 July 1867. The area of Estrablin shifted from 2215 to 2069hectares. In 1877, the new church was built to replace the old medieval church of which some ruins remain in the cemetery.
Estrablin is connected to thegrid in 1926 and a new town hall, which also houses the local school, was built in 1935.
The economic activity of thecommune changed a lot between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Indeed,agriculture still occupies an important place in the 1980s when more than 66% of the territory of Estrablin dedicated to this activity. The main productions of thecommune are grains (wheat, corn ...) and cattle. Wine growing used to be a major activity but declined since the 1930s and has now almost completely disappeared. The permanent grasslands are still very widespread (16% of the territory).
Cereal production has been expanding dramatically with the setup, in 1962, of a large grain storage facility in the hamlet ofLa Craz. Acquired in 1961 by a regionalagricultural cooperative (known asLa Dauphinoise), this particular land was formerly occupied by a candle factory. The previous manufacturing plant, which employed for decades large numbers of workers from the village, was destroyed in 1960 by fire. The current grain storage facilities can contain up to 23,000 tonnes of cereals. Therefore, they are supplied by farmers from various villages of the region and not only by farmers of Estrablin.
The population of thecommune varied significantly over the last two centuries. While there were 1,308 inhabitants in 1881, there were only 967 left in 1962, which means 26% less. Thisdesertification was mainly due to the industrialization of the towns ofVienne andPont-Eveque which required abundant labor.
However, since 1962, the population is increasing and the change observed between 1962 and 1982, from 967 to 2,738 inhabitants, demonstrates a considerable increase in such a short period of time. Recent demographic developments comes largely from the fact that Estrablin tends to become a residential suburb ofVienne. The rural atmosphere of Estrablin attracts new inhabitants and numerous individual houses were built all over thecommune's territory, mainly in the 1970s and 1980s.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| Auguste Ronjat | 1901 | 1925 | Independent | |
| Louis Moussier | 1925 | 1934 | Independent | |
| Pierre Mondon | 1934 | 1944 | Centre-right | |
| Albert Badin | 1944 | 1945 | Centre-left | |
| Louis Perroud | 1945 | 1946 | Independent | |
| Alexandre Déroux Dauphin | 1946 | 1953 | Centre-right | |
| Edmond de Martène | 1953 | 1959 | Independent | |
| Alexandre Déroux Dauphin | 1959 | 1963 | Centre-right | |
| Pierre Lacroix | 1963 | 1977 | Centre-right | |
| Roger Porcheron | 1977 | 2014 | Socialist Party | |
| Sylvain Laignel | 2014 | incumbent | Socialist Party |
The inhabitants of Estrablin are calledEstrablinois in French.
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