Montanay

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Montanay
Montanay (France)
Montanay
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Métropole de Lyon
Arrondissement Lyon
Coordinates 45 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 52'  E
height 202-314 m
surface 7.16 km 2
Residents 3,142 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 439 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 69250
INSEE code
Website http://www.commune-montanay.fr/

Montanay is a commune with 3,142 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Montanay belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and until 2015 to the canton of Neuville-sur-Saône . The inhabitants are called Montanois .

geography

Montanay is located about 20 kilometers north of Lyon city ​​center , near the eastern bank of the Saône . Montanay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Genay and Civrieux in the north, Mionnay in the east, Cailloux-sur-Fontaines in the south and south-east, Fleurieu-sur-Saône in the south and Neuville-sur-Saône in the west and north-west.

history

Until 1967 the community was still part of the Ain department .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
681 742 961 1,257 1,835 2,335 2,661 2,865
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church

Web links

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