Bully (Rhône)

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region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Le Bois-d'Oingt
Community association	Pays de L'Arbresle
Coordinates	45 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  E
height	230-437 m
surface	12.59 km 2
Residents	1,982 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	157 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	69210
INSEE code	69032
Website	www.bully.fr
Bully Town Hall

Bully is a French commune with 1,982 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 the canton of Le Bois-d'Oingt (until 2015: canton of L'Arbresle ).

View of the castle

geography

Bully is located about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon in the Beaujolais landscape and belongs to the Bourgogne wine-growing region . Bully is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Breuil in the north, Saint-Germain-Nuelles in the east, L'Arbresle in the southeast, Savigny in the south, Saint-Romain-de-Popey in the west and Sarcey in the northwest.

The A89 autoroute and the National Route 7 run through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,039	1,032	1,095	1,224	1,464	1,739	1,973	2,082

Attractions

Saint-Polycarpe Church

• Saint-Polycarpe Church
• Bully Castle from 1480, restored in the 19th century
• town hall

Web links

Commons : Bully  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files