Grigny (Métropole de Lyon)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ' N , 4 ° 47' E | |
| height | 152–245 m | |
| surface | 5.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,662 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,680 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69520 | |
| INSEE code | 69096 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-grigny69.fr/ | |
.jpg) today's town hall |
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Grigny is a French commune in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon . The inhabitants are called Grignerots . Grigny has 9,662 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the greater Lyon area.
geography
Grigny is located about 17 kilometers south of Lyon on the Rhône . The river Mornantet forms the southern boundary of the municipality . Grigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Millery in the north, Ternay in the east and Givors in the south and west.
Since 1832, Grigny has had a station on the Saint-Étienne – Lyon railway, the second railway line in France. This line was later integrated into the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway . Today he is by trains of TER Auvergne Rhône-Alpes of the connection Givors-Ville - Lyon-Perrache served.
Personalities
- Jean Marchat (1902–1966), actor
