Chasse-sur-Rhône

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Chasse-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms of Chasse-sur-Rhône
Chasse-sur-Rhône (France)
Chasse-sur-Rhône
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Vienne
Canton Vienne-1
Community association Vienne Condrieu
Coordinates 45 ° 35 '  N , 4 ° 48'  E 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
Website www.chasse-sur-rhone.com

Suspension bridge over the Rhône between Givors and Chasse-sur-Rhône

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

View of Chasse-sur-Rhône

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
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.

Web links

Commons : Chasse-sur-Rhône  - Collection of images, videos and audio files