Marcy-l'Étoile

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Marcy-l'Étoile
Coat of arms of Marcy-l'Étoile
Marcy-l'Étoile (France)
Marcy-l'Étoile
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Métropole de Lyon
Arrondissement Lyon
Coordinates 45 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 47 '  N , 4 ° 42'  E
height 233-369 m
surface 5.37 km 2
Residents 3,657 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 681 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 69280
INSEE code
Website www.marcyletoile.fr

Marcy-l'Étoile Town Hall

Marcy-l'Étoile is a French municipality with 3657 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and formerly to the canton of Vaugneray . The inhabitants are called Marcyllois (es) .

geography

Marcy-l'Étoile is located about ten kilometers west-northwest of Lyon on the Ruisseau de Charbonnières stream . Marcy-l'Étoile is surrounded by La Tour-de-Salvagny in the north and north-east, Charbonnières-les-Bains in the east, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune in the south-east, Sainte-Consorce in the south and west and Lentilly in the north-west.

history

During the Middle Ages, the place was under the sovereignty of the Order of St. John and the Archbishop of Lyon. The pharmacological institute Mérieux emerged from the earlier (national) veterinary school from 1761, from which the biotechnology companies Sanofi Pasteur MSD and bioMérieux emerged in 1964 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 439 484 683 1,033 2,599 3,091 3,218 3,534

Attractions

Lacroix-Laval Castle
  • Saint-Pierre church in Marcy
  • Lacroix-Laval Castle with park: Castle built in the 16th century, park (115 hectares), open to the public since 1985
Saint-Pierre church

Parish partnership

Marcy-l'Étoile has had a partnership with the German municipality of Weissach in Baden-Württemberg since 1998 .

Web links

Commons : Marcy-l'Étoile  - collection of images, videos and audio files