Larajasse
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Vaugneray | |
| Community association | Monts du Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ′ N , 4 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 509-940 m | |
| surface | 33.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,853 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69590 | |
| INSEE code | 69110 | |
| Website | http://www.larajasse.fr/ | |
Larajasse is a French commune with 1,853 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Larajasse belongs administratively to the Arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the canton of Vaugneray (until 2015: canton of Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise ).
The localities of Aubépin , Lamure and Larajasse belong to the municipality .
geography
Larajasse is located about 30 km southwest of Lyon in the Monts du Lyonnais on the Coise . Larajasse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-sur-Coise in the north, Saint-Martin-en-Haut in the north and northeast, Sainte-Catherine in the east, Saint-Romain-en-Jarez in the south and southeast, Marcenod in the south, and Châtelus in the south and south-west, Coise in the west and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise and Pomeys in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,486 | 1,442 | 1,335 | 1,358 | 1,371 | 1,477 | 1,668 | 1,837 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Vaudragon castle ruins
- Varax Castle
- La Fay Castle
- Church of Sainte-Anne
- Church in the district of L'Aubépin
- Church in the hamlet of Lamure
- Saint-Apollinaire chapel in the district of the same name
Varax Castle
La Fay Castle
