Dardilly
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 48 ′ N , 4 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 240-375 m | |
| surface | 13.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,600 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 615 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69570 | |
| INSEE code | 69072 | |
| Website | www.mairie-dardilly.fr | |
 View of the villa district of Dardilly |
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Dardilly is a commune with 8600 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Dardilly is located in western Lyonnais , around ten kilometers northwest of Lyon . Neighboring municipalities are Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or , Charbonnières-les-Bains , Dommartin , Écully , Limonest , Lissieu and La Tour-de-Salvagny .
politics
The municipal council has 29 members. Its members include the mayor ( Maire at) Michèle Vullien and eight councilors and 20 local councils. Mayor Michèle Vullien has been in office since 1995 and was re-elected in 2001 and 2008.
Community partnerships
Dardilly maintains partnerships with the German community of Merzhausen in Baden-Württemberg , with Chorleywood in Great Britain and - together with the neighboring communities Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or and Limonest - with Niabina in Mauritania .
Sons and daughters
The Catholic priest Jean-Marie Vianney was born in Dardilly , later known as the “Pastor of Ars” and canonized by the Catholic Church.
