Lacenas

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Lacenas
Lacenas (France)
Lacenas
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton Gleizé
Community association Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′  N , 4 ° 39 ′  E
height 229-371 m
surface 3.36 km 2
Residents 972 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 289 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 69460
INSEE code

Lacenas is a French municipality with 972 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of Gleizé .

geography

Lacenas is located around six kilometers west of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the Bourgogne wine region . Lacenas is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Denicé in the north, Gleizé in the east, Porte des Pierres Dorées with Liergues in the south and southeast, Jarnioux in the south and southwest and Cogny in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 474 443 455 471 714 852 850 923
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Former church of Notre-Dame-du-Son in the village of Saint-Paul from the 12th century, monument historique since 1981
  • Le Sou Castle
  • Montauzan Castle
  • Bionnay Castle

Personalities

Web links

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