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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Vaugneray | |
| Community association | Monts du Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 32 ′ E | |
| height | 516-892 m | |
| surface | 11.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 829 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69850 | |
| INSEE code | 69078 | |
 Saint-Jean-Apôtre church |
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Duerne is a French municipality with 829 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon and the Canton of Vaugneray .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities of Duerne are Montromant in the north, Saint-Martin-en-Haut in the east, La Chapelle-sur-Coise in the southwest, Aveize in the west and Saint-Genis-l'Argentière in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 543 | 554 | 526 | 570 | 604 | 660 | 786 |
Attractions
- Aqueduct of the Brévenne
Personalities
- Antoine du Verdier (1544–1600), died in Duerne, French humanist
- Philippe Thomas (1843–1910), born in Duerne, discovered the Tunisian phosphate deposits
Web links
Commons : Duerne - collection of images, videos and audio files
