Neuville-sur-Saône | |
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 The towers of the old château of Vimy | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Neuville-sur-Saône | |
  Neuville-sur-Saône  Neuville-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′34″N 4°50′28″E / 45.876°N 4.841°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Bellot[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,721 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69143 /69250 |
| Elevation | 168–310 m (551–1,017 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Neuville-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [nøvil syʁ son], literally Neuville on Saône) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Surrounding communes
The Neuville bridge crossing the Saône
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,413 | — |
| 1975 | 5,663 | +0.65% |
| 1982 | 6,982 | +3.04% |
| 1990 | 6,762 | −0.40% |
| 1999 | 7,062 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 7,127 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 7,204 | +0.22% |
| 2017 | 7,514 | +0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Jacques Chauviré, physician and novelist
- Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune
- Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune.
- André Latreille, lecturer and historian.
- Auguste et Louis Lumière, designer of the cinematograph.
- Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons.
- Antoine-Michel Perrache, engineer and artist.
- Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the N'Den leper colony (Cameroun).
- Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers.
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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