Meys

Meys
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Vaugneray
Community association	Monts du Lyonnais
Coordinates	45 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 23 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 23 ′ E
height	478-660 m
surface	14.65 km 2
Residents	850 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	69610
INSEE code	69132
Website	http://www.meys.fr/
	; Meys Town Hall (Mairie)

Meys is a French municipality with 850 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Meys belongs administratively to the arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the canton of Vaugneray (until 2015: canton of Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise ).

geography

Meys is located about 35 km west-southwest of Lyon in the Monts du Lyonnais . The Brévenne runs along the southern edge of the municipality . Meys is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Haute-Rivoire in the north, Souzy in the northeast, Aveize in the east, Grézieu-le-Marché in the south and southeast, Maringes in the south and southwest and Virigneux in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	670	597	563	544	592	637	670	800
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Web links

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