L'Arbresle
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | L'Arbresle (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays de L'Arbresle | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 212-304 m | |
| surface | 3.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,398 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,904 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69210 | |
| INSEE code | 69010 | |
| Website | www.mairie-larbresle.fr | |
L'Arbresle is a French municipality with 6398 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of L'Arbresle .
L'Arbresle is located 23 kilometers northwest of Lyon at the confluence of the Brévenne and Turdine rivers between the Monts du Lyonnais and the Beaujolais .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 |
| Residents | 3,818 | 3,966 | 4.038 | 4,784 | 5,199 | 5,777 | 6,036 |
Attractions
- Musée du Vieux L'Arbresle in a 16th century house
Personalities
- Philippe de Crèvecœur († 1494) died in L'Arbresle
- Barthélemy Thimonnier (1793–1857), inventor, born in L'Arbresle
- Antonin Dubost (1844–1921), politician, Minister of Justice, President of the Senate 1906–1920, born in L'Arbresle
- Claude Terrasse (1867–1923), operetta composer, born in L'Arbresles
- Jean-Michel Aulas (* 1949), General Manager of Cegid , President of Olympique Lyon , born in L'Arbresle
- Remi Ferriere (* 1951), computer scientist, born in L'Arbresle
- Éric Escoffier (1960–1998), alpinist, born in L'Arbresle
- Rémi Garde (* 1966), football player and coach, born in L'Arbresle
- Cédric O (* 1982), French politician, born in L'Arbresle
- Blaise Sonnery (* 1985), cyclist, born in L'Arbresle
Web links
Commons : L'Arbresle - collection of images, videos and audio files
