Anse (Rhône)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Anse (main town) | |
| Community association | Beaujolais Pierres Dorées | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 56 ' N , 4 ° 43' E | |
| height | 167-358 m | |
| surface | 15.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,178 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 471 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69480 | |
| INSEE code | 69009 | |
| Website | mairie-anse.fr | |
 View of Anse from the air |
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Anse is a French municipality with 7178 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and is the main town (French: bureau centralisateur ) of the canton of Anse . The inhabitants are called Ansois .
location
Anse is located in the Bourgogne wine region , around 25 kilometers north of Lyon . Here the Azergues flows into the Saône . Anse is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Limas and Villefranche-sur-Saône in the north, Jassans-Riottier in the northeast, Saint-Bernard in the east, Ambérieux in the southeast, Lucenay in the south, Lachassagne in the southwest, Theizé in the west and Pommiers in the northwest.
The A6 autoroute runs through the municipality . Anse train station is on the Paris – Marseille railway line .
history
Anse goes back to a Roman fort from the 2nd century on the Roman road from Lyon to Autun . The fortified complex was named Asa Paulini .
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 2,290 |
| 1968 | 2,630 |
| 1975 | 3.116 |
| 1982 | 3,705 |
| 1990 | 4,458 |
| 1999 | 4,744 |
| 2006 | 4,996 |
| 2011 | 6.251 |
partnership
There is a partnership with the German municipality of Loßburg in Baden-Württemberg.
Attractions
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- Saint-Pierre church, destroyed in 1944, registered as a monument historique in 1908/1932, replacement building in 2006
- Ruins of a Roman fort from the 2nd century, Monument historique since 1935
- Town Hall (Monument historique since 1908)
- Château des Tours from the 13th century, historic monument since 1987, now an archaeological museum
- Château de la Fontaine from 1710, Monument historique since 1912
- Château de Saint-Trys, built at the end of the 17th century, is a monument historique for its interior
- Château du Jonchay, proven since 1326, today's building was built in the 17th century
- Château des Bassieux
