Vénissieux (French pronunciation: [venisjø] ⓘ; Arpitan: Veniciô or Vènissiœx in the Lyonnais dialect) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

In the summer of 1983, riots again occurred in Les Minguettes, attracting significant media attention, and marked the first time cars were burned as a protest in France.

[4][5][6] In response, the idea of a nonviolent march emerged in order to attempt to reduce tensions between the police and the youth of Les Minguettes.

Priest Christian Delorme and pastor Jean Costil organized an extended, non-violent march, inspired by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s demonstrations calling for the end of segregation in the United States and those of Mahatma Gandhi for Indian independence from the United Kingdom.

Today, Vénissieux is classified 'ZSP' for Priority Security Zone and tarnished due to its high crime rate.

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Vénissieux proper, in its geography at the given years.