Genay (Métropole de Lyon)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 4 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 167-301 m | |
| surface | 8.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,470 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 644 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69730 | |
| INSEE code | 69278 | |
| Website | http://www.villedegenay.com/ | |
 Fortin you Genay |
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Genay is a commune with 5470 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Genay belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and until 2015 to the canton of Neuville-sur-Saône . The inhabitants are called Ganathain .
geography
Genay is located in the north of the Métropole de Lyon on the border with the Ain department . The Saône limits the municipality to the east. Genay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Massieux in the north, Civrieux in the northeast and east, Montanay in the southeast, Neuville-sur-Saône in the south and Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or in the west.
The A 46 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
Before the French Revolution , Genay was the capital of the Franc-Lyonnais province .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 1,458 | 1,825 | 2,359 | 3,544 | 4.029 | 4,657 | 4,726 | 5.115 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Fortin du Genay: a tower-shaped fortification from the 13th century, built to protect the church from the 10th century
- Sainte-Madeleine church with stained glass by Augustin Burlet
