Fontaines-Saint-Martin
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 4 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 182-288 m | |
| surface | 2.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,052 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,114 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69270 | |
| INSEE code | 69087 | |
| Website | http://www.fontaines-saint-martin.fr/ | |
Fontaines-Saint-Martin is a French municipality with 3052 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Fontaines-Saint-Martin belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and until 2015 to the canton of Neuville-sur-Saône . The inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois .
geography
Fontaines-Saint-Martin is 17 kilometers north of downtown Lyon , near the eastern bank of the Saône . The Ruisseau des Échets stream limits the municipality to the north. Fontaines-Saint-Martin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fleurieu-sur-Saône in the north, Cailloux-sur-Fontaines in the east and northeast, Sathonay-Village in the southeast, Fontaines-sur-Saône in the south and Rochetaillée-sur-Saône in the west.
history
From 1245 to 1850 the name of the village was still Saint-Martin de Fontaines . The place is said to have been founded by St. Martin of Tours around 377.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 1,026 | 1.306 | 1,826 | 2,056 | 2.124 | 2,721 | 2,702 | 3,060 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church, supposedly founded by Saint Martin in 377, chapel from the 9th century
- Buisson Castle with portal (Monument historique)
- Mill
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Personalities
- Louis Borgex (1873–1959), painter and caricaturist
