Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or

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Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or
Coat of arms of Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or
Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (France)
Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Métropole de Lyon
Arrondissement Lyon
Coordinates 45 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 50 ′  E
height 168-498 m
surface 3.11 km 2
Residents 2,516 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 809 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 69270
INSEE code
Website http://www.couzonaumontdor.fr/

Town hall of Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or

Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune with 2,516 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and until 2015 to the canton of Neuville-sur-Saône . The inhabitants are called Couzonnais .

View of Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or

geography

Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or is a banlieue about ten kilometers north of the city center of Lyon on the western bank of the Saône . Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Albigny-sur-Saône in the north, Fleurieu-sur-Saône in the north-east, Rochetaillée-sur-Saône in the east and south-east, Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d ' Or in the south, Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or in the southwest, Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or in the west and Curis-au-Mont-d'Or in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,810 1.928 2,434 2,421 2,564 2,609 2,570 2,574
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Maurice church from 1855, bell tower from the 13th century, historic monument
  • Bridge over the Saône from 1840
  • Remains of the Roman aqueduct from the Monts-d'Or
Saint-Maurice Church

Personalities

Web links

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