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Saint-Fons
Sign in to saveSaint-Fons (; , ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.
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Saint-Fons is a commune in France, situated within the Rhône department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Fons and is part of the Metropolis of Lyon. The town borders Lyon, Feyzin, Irigny, and Pierre-Bénite, and is located next to the Rhône river. Its area is 6.06 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded as 220 meters.
The population of Saint-Fons is 19,617, comprising 9,151 males and 9,651 females. The postal code for the area is 69190. Saint-Fons is twinned with Lastra a Signa and Kelkheim (Taunus).
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Fons
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 16,053
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Fons
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Saint-Fons - Château d'eau.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The water tower
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saint-Fons (Rhône).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lyon
- French commune.INSEE
- 69199
- French commune.postal code
- 69190
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Duchêne
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 165
- French commune.elevation min m
- 155
- French commune.elevation max m
- 220
- French commune.area km2
- 6.06
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saint-Fons
- Country
- France
- Population
- 19285
- Area
- 6.06
- Elevation
- 175
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Fons
- Shares border with
- Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
- Official website
- www.saint-fons.fr
- Image
- Saint-Fons - Château d'eau.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Kelkheim (Taunus)
- Commons category
- Saint-Fons
- postal code
- 69190
- male population
- 9151
- female population
- 9651
- native label
- Saint-Fons
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-72-09-20-20
- fax number
- +33-4-72-09-20-40
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
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- References
Saint-Fons (; , ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Fons” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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