Craponne
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ' N , 4 ° 43' E | |
| height | 213-305 m | |
| surface | 4.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,067 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,395 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69290 | |
| INSEE code | 69069 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-craponne.fr/ | |
.JPG) Craponne Town Hall |
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Craponne is a French municipality with 11,067 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 formerly to the canton of Vaugneray . The inhabitants are called Craponnois .
geography
The community is about ten kilometers west of Lyon on the Yzeron . Craponne is surrounded by Saint-Genis-les-Ollières in the north, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune in the northeast, Francheville in the east, Brindas in the south and Grézieu-la-Varenne in the west.
history
In 1836 Craponne was spun off from the municipality of Grézieu-la-Varenne.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,859 | 3,423 | 4,592 | 5,536 | 7,048 | 8.002 | 8,639 | 9,865 |
Attractions
- Ruins of the Yzeron Aqueduct
Parish partnership
- Schlangenbad , Hessen, Germany
Web links
Commons : Craponne - collection of images, videos and audio files
