Beaurepaire is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Isère

Isère

Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...

 department in south-eastern France

France

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Beaurepaire was the first town in France to be fitted with electric lanterns. It is also well known to rugby

Rugby union

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 enthusiasts for its first division team, and its affiliation with ex-internationals Marc Cécillon

Marc Cécillon

Marc Cécillon is a former French rugby union player, who captained the national side on five occasions. He represented France from 1988 to 1995, with 46 test caps, including playing in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups...

 and Olivier Milloud

Olivier Milloud

Olivier Milloud is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Francais in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also played for the French national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He usually plays as a prop.He made his...

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Beaurepaire has a cinema and a stadium, as well as a train station (which has been in disuse since at least the early 2000s). Minor delinquency used to be a problem in Beaurepaire, and a gendarmerie

Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations. Members of such a force are typically called "gendarmes". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes a gendarme as "a soldier who is employed on police duties" and a "gendarmery, -erie" as...

is located downtown.