Limas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Gleizé | |
| Community association | Villefranche Beaujolais Saône | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 168-332 m | |
| surface | 5.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,803 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 870 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69400 | |
| INSEE code | 69115 | |
| Website | www.limas.fr | |
 View of Limas (early 20th century) |
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Limas is a French municipality with 4803 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Limas belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and is part of the canton of Gleizé .
geography
Limas is located about thirty kilometers north of Lyon , directly on the southwest outskirts of Villefranche-sur-Saône . Limas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the north and east, Anse (Rhône) in the south-east, Pommiers in the south and south-west and Gleizé in the west and north-west.
The A6 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 1,520 | 1,770 | 3,261 | 3,463 | 3,652 | 4.151 | 4,394 | 4,467 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
economy
Limas is located in the Bourgogne wine-growing region with the regional appellations Bourgogne Aligoté , Bourgogne Passetoutgrain and Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire . The Crémant de Bourgogne (sparkling wine) is well known.
Attractions
- church
- Martelet property
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Austrian municipality of Mieming in Tyrol since 1999 .
