Genas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Genas (main town) | |
| Community association | Est Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 44 ′ N , 5 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 208-263 m | |
| surface | 23.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 12,734 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 534 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69740 | |
| INSEE code | 69277 | |
| Website | www.genas.fr | |
 Saint-Barthelemy Church in Genas |
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Genas is a French municipality with 12,734 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is located in the arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the canton of Genas . The inhabitants are called Genassiens .
geography
Genas is located about 15 kilometers east of Lyon in the Pays du Velin and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Meyzieu in the north, Pusignan in the northeast and east, Colombier-Saugnieu in the east and southeast, Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure in the south, and Saint-Priest in the Southwest and Chassieu to the west.
history
The area around Lyon was the settlement area of the Gallic tribes of the Velauner and Allobroger .
The Fort of Genas was built between 1886 and 1890.
Town twinning
- Ronshausen , Hessen, Germany, since 1976
Personalities
- Roger Muraro (* 1959), pianist
traffic
Route nationale 346 runs along the western edge of the municipality .
