# Saint-Quentin-Fallavier

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is a commune in the Isère department, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France.

## Geography

Saint-Quentin Fallavier is located in Isère, at the boundary of the department of Rhône, along the A43 of Lyon-Grenoble-Chambéry, respectively at 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Lyon and, 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Grenoble. The city is backed by a series of hills, the beginnings of the Prealps. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away. Saint-Quentin Fallavier was part of the new town of L'Isle d'Abeau transformed in 2007 into the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI).
The Bourbre river flows north through the northeastern part of the commune.

## History

The site of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has been occupied since prehistoric times. A Gallo-Roman necropolis and a hydraulic structure of the 2nd century were discovered on the spot. A first château already existed in the 13th century and, after acquiring it in 1250, the counts of Savoy enlarged and strengthened it. At the end of the border conflict between Savoy and Dauphiné, the castle was gradually abandoned in favour of the fortified house of Allinges.
Iron mines were exploited in the 19th century.
By a presidential decree of 2 July 1885, Fallavier was attached to Saint-Quentin to form a single commune: Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.
The creation of the new Lyon-Satolas Airport (now Lyon-Saint-Exupéry), and the birth of the new city, have allowed the creation of a sizeable European zone of activity, which is partly in the commune. The existence of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is also favoured by the proximity of the Lyon conurbation.

### 2015 Gas factory attack

On 26 June 2015, a man was found beheaded with Arabic inscriptions on the head. This was following an explosion at the Air Product gas factory in the area, after a man drove into the factory site and exploded gas canisters, in an attempt to blow up the building. It is seen as a terrorist attack linked with Islamic State.

## Heraldry

| Arms of Saint-Quentin Fallavier | The arms of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier are blazoned : Five points of Or equipoles to four of azure, the chief point charged of twelve ordered ring stars, that of the flank dexter a Fleur-de-lis and of the flank sinister a dolphin, at the Tour de Fallavier on a mount issuing from base, brochant on the tip and partly on the cantons of tip and the heart, all also of Or, those minor nails argent in Saltire stitched over all. |

## Politics and administration
### List of mayors

In 2010, the commune of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier was awarded with the label "Ville Internet [fr] @@@".
List of mayors of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier from the French Revolution to the Liberation :
List of mayors of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier from 1790 to 1944 :
| Start | End | Name |
| 1799 | 1805 | Jean-Chrisostome Bois |
| 1805 | 1808 | Charreton |
| 1808 | 1832 | Chollier |
| 1832 | 1848 | Charreton |
| 1848 | 1848 | Cumin |
| 1848 | 1852 | Charuy |
| 1852 | 1853 | Claude Charreton |
| 1853 | 1865 | Charles Reverand |
| 1865 | 1870 | Antoine Masson |
| 1870 | 1878 | Jean-Baptiste Vacher |
| 1878 | 1884 | Antoine Eparvier |
| 1884 | 1887 | Charles Guerin |
| 1887 | 1888 | Alfred Sadin |
| 1888 | 1896 | Benoît Fournier |
| 1896 | 1896 | Louis Gay |
| 1896 | 1899 | Jean-François Bacconnier |
| 1900 | 1922 | Joseph Geoffray |
| 1922 | 1929 | Louis Guerin |
| 1929 | 1941 | Charles Eparvier |
| 1941 | 1943 | Rougier |
| 1944 | 1944 | Charles Rose |
List of mayors since the Liberation :
| Start | End | Name | Party |
| 1944 | 1944 | François Girard | |
| 1945 | 1945 | Antonin Sage | |
| 1946 | March 1971 | Sylvain Bacconnier | |
| March 1971 | March 1977 | Marcel Ribail | |
| March 1977 | December 2023 | Michel Bacconnier | PCF then DVG |
| December 2023 | In progress | Mathieu Gaget | |

## Transport

The commune is served by:
* Train: TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Lyon - Bourgoin-Jallieu - Saint-André-le-Gaz at the Saint-Quentin-Fallavier station [fr].
* Road: A43 (Lyon-Chambéry-Grenoble), D518 [fr].
* Coach: Transisere [fr] routes 1920 (Lyon - Bourgoin-Jallieu) and 1390.
* Bus: Ruban [fr] network of the CAPI route A (Saint-Quentin-Fallavier station [fr] - L'Isle-d'Abeau).
Passage through Saint-Quentin-Fallavier by a rail bypass of the Lyon agglomeration (CFAL [fr]) is still under consideration.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 1,006 | — |
| 1800 | 1,158 | +2.03% |
| 1806 | 1,213 | +0.78% |
| 1821 | 1,391 | +0.92% |
| 1831 | 1,506 | +0.80% |
| 1841 | 1,560 | +0.35% |
| 1846 | 1,615 | +0.70% |
| 1851 | 1,640 | +0.31% |
| 1856 | 1,592 | −0.59% |
| 1861 | 1,645 | +0.66% |
| 1866 | 1,665 | +0.24% |
| 1872 | 1,575 | −0.92% |
| 1876 | 1,544 | −0.50% |
| 1881 | 1,505 | −0.51% |
| 1886 | 1,465 | −0.54% |
| 1891 | 1,462 | −0.04% |
| 1896 | 1,467 | +0.07% |
| 1901 | 1,543 | +1.02% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 1,615 | +0.92% |
| 1911 | 1,566 | −0.61% |
| 1921 | 1,294 | −1.89% |
| 1926 | 1,345 | +0.78% |
| 1931 | 1,312 | −0.50% |
| 1936 | 1,210 | −1.61% |
| 1946 | 1,223 | +0.11% |
| 1954 | 1,373 | +1.46% |
| 1962 | 1,483 | +0.97% |
| 1968 | 1,860 | +3.85% |
| 1975 | 4,069 | +11.83% |
| 1982 | 4,321 | +0.86% |
| 1990 | 4,977 | +1.78% |
| 1999 | 5,841 | +1.79% |
| 2007 | 6,130 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 5,932 | −0.65% |
| 2017 | 6,103 | +0.57% |
From 1962 to 1999: Population without double counting; for the years following: municipal population. Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999 then INSEE :

## Local culture and heritage
### Places and monuments

The Natural Space of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, a protected and classified area, encompasses:
* The Château de Fallavier (13th century) includes two enclosures and a circular keep. It offers an exceptional panoramic view. It is also the place where some episodes of the television series Kaamelott were shot during the scenes of the castle of books I-III.
* The Fortified House of Allinges [fr] (14th century), listed as an historic monument by decree of 27 July 2010.
* The hamlet of Fessy (traditional rural architecture, some parts date back to the Middle Ages).
* La Sarrazinière [fr] to Monthion. Its Roman vestiges were subject to a classification as an historic monument by order of 5 January 1950.
* Saint-Quentin-Fallavier and the Allinges lakes.
* Part of the marshes of the Bourbre.
* The Hill of the Relong, which houses the astronomy club, Sirius of Villefontaine (neighbouring).
* Site of the Relong, certified as Heritage in Isère [fr].

### Natural heritage

* Stone with cupules of Saint-Quentin (Stone of the Valley of the Fuly). Moved. Lodged at the flank of the Church of St-Quentin-Fallavier. (45°37′57″N 5°06′42″E﻿ / ﻿45.63257°N 5.1118°E﻿ / 45.63257; 5.1118﻿ (Pierre à cupules de Saint-Quentin))

### Cultural heritage

* Museum of rural life

### Floral and green spaces

In 2014, the commune of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has the label ville fleurie [floral city] with '1 flower' awarded by the National Council of cities and villages of France in the Floral contest of cities and villages.

## Education

The commune has six schools and one college:
* Marronniers kindergarten, Rue des Marronniers
* Marronniers primary school, Rue des Marronniers
* Tilleuls primary school, Rue du Lac
* Bellevue kindergarten, Rue du Loup
* Primary school in Des Moines, in the Des Moines quarter
* Françoise Dolto primary school (private), Rue Centrale
* Allinges college, Rue du Lac, offering a bilingual option: English/German.

## Economy

The industrial estate counts 283 businesses with a total of 11,200 employees. The main employer is the logistics sector; other sectors include mainly construction and other service activities.

### Industry

The Thermador plumbing company, created after 1968, employs 257 staff and has a turnover of €194 million. The wage grid lies in the range of 1 to 10 and all salaries are open and discussed publicly.
Martinet SA company has located its headquarters in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.

### Service activities

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has an industrial and logistics platform which is considered of international importance and which continues to grow, with traffic estimated at 5,000 HGVs per day and 1,500,000 square metres (16,000,000 sq ft) of warehouses in early 2007. Logistics activity benefits from the presence of the A43 interchange, proximity to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, and the Lyon-Grenoble Line [fr] of the SNCF. Branch lines are numerous, and a future extension to Italy and especially Turin is still relevant (Lyon-Turin Line).
The RueDuCommerce company has located its customer service returns depot in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.

## International relations

The commune is twinned with:
* Freigericht, Germany, since 1971.
* Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy, since 2002.

## Personalities linked to the commune

French football player Jérémie Bréchet was trained at the OSQ football of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.
The historian Pierre Arnaud [fr] did his primary studies at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.