Mornant
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Mornant (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Mornantais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ′ N , 4 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 287-471 m | |
| surface | 15.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,938 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 377 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69440 | |
| INSEE code | 69141 | |
| Website | www.ville-mornant.fr | |
 Tour de la Dîme in Mornant |
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Mornant is a French commune with 5,938 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, the municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon and is the main town ( bureau centralisateur ) of the canton of Mornant .
geography
Mornant is located about 24 kilometers southwest of Lyon at the southern foot of the Monts du Lyonnais of the Massif Central . The neighboring municipalities of Mornant are Saint-Laurent-d'Agny in the north, Beauvallon in the east and south-east, Chabanière in the south and west and Chaussan in the north-west.
Mornant is located in the Coteaux du Lyonnais wine region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 2,198 | 2,335 | 2,730 | 3,323 | 3,900 | 4,672 | 5,229 | 5,503 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 15th century with bell tower from the 18th century, monument historique
- Ruins of the Roman aqueduct of Gier (so-called Pont du Mornantet)
- town hall
- old post office
- House of the priests from the 15th and 16th centuries
Personalities
- Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585), priest in Mornant, poet
- François Chaize (1882–1949), Apostolic Vicar in Hanoi / Indochina (now Vietnam)
- Louis Calaferte (1928–1994), writer
Trivia
The Mornant grape variety is named after the place in the Rhône department, and is cultivated as Mornen Noir (among others).
