Chasse-sur-Rhône
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Vienne | |
| Canton | Vienne-1 | |
| Community association | Vienne Condrieu | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 4 ° 48' E | |
| height | 145-290 m | |
| surface | 7.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,048 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 765 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38670 | |
| INSEE code | 38087 | |
| Website | www.chasse-sur-rhone.com | |
 Suspension bridge over the Rhône between Givors and Chasse-sur-Rhône |
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Chasse-sur-Rhône is a French commune with 6,048 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vienne and the canton of Vienne-1 . The inhabitants are called Chassères .
geography
The municipality is located around 20 kilometers south of Lyon on the left bank of the Rhone in the Dauphiné region . Chasse-sur-Rhône is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ternay in the north, Communay in the north-east, Seyssuel in the south-east, Loire-sur-Rhône in the south and south-west and Givors in the west and north-west.
The A7 autoroute runs through the municipality, and the motorway junction with the A47 autoroute is located just north of the municipal boundary .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 3,630 | 3,529 | 3,944 | 4,378 | 4,566 | 4,795 | 4,981 | 5,391 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built in the early 20th century
- Chapel from 1607, partly from an earlier time
- 11th century fountain
- Château de Chasse
- Watermill
- Wash house
The former medieval parish church of Saint-Martin from the 15th century, which was in a ruinous state after the French Revolution , was bought out of the United States and moved there in the 1920s . It is now the Chapel of St Joan of Arc in Milwaukee .
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Armenian municipality of Nor-Hadjin since 1998 and since 2003 with the Italian municipality of Campobello di Licata in the province of Agrigento in Sicily.
