Marcilly d'Azergues
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
Canton | Anse | |
Community association | Beaujolais Pierres Dorées | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ E | |
height | 180-305 m | |
surface | 4.18 km 2 | |
Residents | 875 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 209 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 69380 | |
INSEE code | 69125 | |
Website | http://www.marcillydazergues.com/ |
Marcilly-d'Azergues is a commune with 875 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively it belongs to the arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône and is part of the canton Anse (until 2015: canton Limonest ). The inhabitants are called Sévériens .
geography
Marcilly-d'Azergues is located on the range of hills of the Mont d'Or , in the wine-growing region of Coteaux du Lyonnais , about 14 kilometers north-northwest of Lyon . The Azergues delimits the municipality to the north and northwest. Marcilly-d'Azergues is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Chères in the north and northeast, Lissieu in the east, Dommartin in the south, Civrieux-d'Azergues in the west and southwest and Chazay-d'Azergues in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 377 | 443 | 472 | 692 | 714 | 831 | 873 | 873 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- church
- Janzé Castle from the 12th century, considerably rebuilt in modern times
- Varax Castle
- Lime kiln