Saint-Fons
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ' N , 4 ° 51' E | |
| height | 155-220 m | |
| surface | 6.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 18,802 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69190 | |
| INSEE code | 69199 | |
Saint-Fons is a French city . Saint-Fons has 18,802 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Saint-Fons is located on the outskirts of Lyon in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, the city belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon .
history
Surname
The name of the city does not refer to a saint, but to the numerous wells that used to be found here . The area was called Cent-Fonts ( German : Hundert Brunnen). The name later changed to Saint-Fons . The inhabitants of the place are called Saint-Foniards .
Events
The city became an independent municipality in the 19th century when part of the territory of the neighboring city of Vénissieux was separated. The chemical industry located here played the most important role in the development of an independent city . So presented here Rhodia 1912 cellulose acetate flake ago, which were used in paints and coatings.
On July 27, 1945 near Saint-Fons met a passenger train and a freight train , the ammunition was loaded together. The following explosions not only destroyed numerous houses, but also the local gas works . About 150 people died in the accident .
Saint-Fons was part of the canton of Saint-Fons until 2015 .
Twin cities
The German twin town of Saint-Fons is Kelkheim (Taunus) near Frankfurt am Main . The partnership emerged on the edge of the longstanding partnership between the cities of Lyon and Frankfurt.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 115.